Re: [PLUG] Blew away my MBR and lilo<<Help needed!

[zeek@sparklehouse.com]

Double check your settings in /etc/lilo.conf and run "lilo" 


-zeek

> Thanks!
> But once I boot the Linux..what next??  How do I get lilo to go back into the MBR?
> 
> Dan
> 
> zeek@sparklehouse.com wrote:
> 
> > Use a boot floppy or the install cdrom and do:
> >
> > boot: boot vmlinuz /dev/hda4    # or something like that
> >
> > or...
> >
> > go into rescue mode, mount /dev/hda4 ; /mnt/myroot ;
> > chroot /mnt/myroot
> >
> > This is just from memory so you'll have to sort out
> > the specifics.
> >
> > Hope it helps. Oh, and hopefully this helps too:
> >
> > This (should) happen(s) to everyone at least once.
> >
> > -zeek
> >
> >
> > > Hello All
> > >
> > > I have a triple boot disk and I jsut plastered my lilo.. How do I recreate it?
> > > Here are some details>
> > > Partition 1 /boot
> > > Partition 2 Win98
> > > Partition 3 Win2K
> > > Partition 4 /SUSE8
> > >
> > > so up until one hour ago I would boot the system and up would pop lilo.
> > > I happened to have run SpeedDisk on my WIn98 partition and upon reboot I couldn't
> > > reboot into win98 after lilo.. I got something along the lines of invalid system.
> > > So being tired I boot a DOS floppy and did an FDISK /MBR  and of course when I
> > > rebooted again I got the missing operating system note..
> > > So I rebooted the floppy and did an sys c: and at least I can now see the Win98
> > > stuff..but with no lilo
> > >
> > > So question is>
> > > How do I boot my SUSE8 partition and restore lilo as it was before this mess?
> > >
> > > Thanks for any help!
> > > Sincerely
> > > Dan Roberts
> > >
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