partitions

fdisk

~# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80025280000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x45e0afb2

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1               1        1024     8225248+   7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2            1025        2048     8225280   83  Linux
/dev/sda3   *        2049        3072     8225280   83  Linux
/dev/sda4            3073        9728    53464320    5  Extended
/dev/sda5            3073        3200     1028128+  82  Linux swap

Disk /dev/sdb: 500.1 GB, 500106780160 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xa6aa94e5

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1               1        2560    20563168+   7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdb2            2561        4608    16450560   83  Linux
/dev/sdb3            4609        6656    16450560   83  Linux
/dev/sdb4            6657       60800   434911680    5  Extended
/dev/sdb5            6657        6912     2056288+  82  Linux swap
/dev/sdb6            6913        8448    12337888+  83  Linux

mount

~# df
Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda3              8225024   3015664   5209360  37% /
/dev/sdb6             12337472   3555720   8781752  29% /home/data
tmpfs                  1032812         0   1032812   0% /dev/shm

rationale

active flag
Although not used by lilo, the active flag is set simply to indicate the main boot partition for debug / recovery purposes.

lilo.conf

# /etc/lilo.conf for pooh, 2008-05-27
#
boot = /dev/sda3
root = /dev/sda3
read-only
compact
lba32
#append=" vt.default_utf8=0"
prompt
timeout = 50
# vesa |800×600 1024×768
# ------------- --------
#  8bit|  771      773
# 15bit|  787      790
# 16bit|  788      791
# 24bit|  789      792
# 32bit|  814      824
vga = 789

#default = Slamd64
default = 2.6.26-rc8a
#default = 2.6.25.9a
#default = 2.6.24.7a
#default = WinXP

image= /boot/bzImage-2.6.26-rc8a
        label = 2.6.26-rc8a

image = /boot/bzImage-2.6.25.9a
        label = 2.6.25.9a

image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24.5-smp
        label = Slack-12.1

other = /dev/sda1
  label = WinXP
  table = /dev/sda

other = /dev/sda2
  label = Slamd64
  table = /dev/sda
# end