Another way can be .. use your linux CD to boot
then use the option of rescue disk i.e f4
at the boot prompt type
rescue root=/dev/hdXX
for your partition (root)
Once in linux
/sbin/lilo should rewrite lilo into the MBR
Regards
Sandesh
----- Original Message -----
From: ram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 1999 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: Lost Boot Disk
> Shahed,
> You need to use loadlin to go to linux and then install lilo again
>
> Shahed Ali wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I had installed Linux on a hdd which had a DOS partition on which MS-DOS
was
> > installed (hda1).
> > Linux was installed on hda5 / hda6.
> >
> > I had LILO installed on the MBR and everything was fine. I could boot in
> > MS-DOS / Linux.
> >
> > Now I installed Win95 on the DOS partition, and it probably overwrites
the
> > MBR, so now I
> > dont get the LILO boot prompt.
> >
> > How do I boot in Linux now ?
> > If I can somehow boot, then how do I reinstall LILO so that I can boot
from
> > my hdd.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Shahed.
>
>
