If at installation I didn't put lilo in the MBR can I still have it default
to DOS if I change the lilo.conf to be the dos partition first and I rerun
lilo??
let me know
thanks
neil
thanks
neil
----- Original Message -----
From: Ken Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 1999 1:24 AM
Subject: RE: [newbie] Lilo
> To re-run lilo you run '/sbin/lilo' at the command prompt as root. And
> yes, it does matter if you put Lilo in the mbr. Having Lilo in the mbr
> allows you to run a multiple boot system.
>
> Ken Wilson
> First Law of Optimization: The speed of a nonworking program is
> irrelevant
> (Steve Heller, 'Efficient C/C++ Programming')
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Neil P.
> > Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 10:30 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] Lilo
> >
> >
> > I don't know what it means to rerun lilo after editing?
> > Explain. Also, does
> > it matter whether or not I put lilo in my MBR or not during
> > installation of
> > linux 6.0?
> > because I didn't do that. I put it on my linux hard drive
> > instead of the dos
> > hard drive (my MBR).
> >
> > -out
> > neil
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Axalon Bloodstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 6:02 PM
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] Lilo
> >
> >
> > > On Mon, 23 Aug 1999, Neil P. wrote:
> > >
> > > > wait I don't understand. I moved the Dos label above the
> > linux and it
> > still
> > > > didn't work. I don't have a line that says default=linux
> > or default=dos
> > > > am I suppossed to add that somewhere? Do I put that line
> > right above the
> > > > label=dos line?
> > > > let me know
> > > > thanks for the help
> > > >
> > > > -out
> > > > neil
> > > >
> > > > From: Axalon Bloodstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Sent: Monday, August 23, 1999 5:34 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [newbie] Lilo
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > On Sun, 22 Aug 1999, Neil P. wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > How do you change the lilo bootup to automatically
> > startup the DOS
> > > > paritition by default instead of linux? what file do i
> > edit and what do
> > i
> > > > edit it to?
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Opps, hit send and forgot to mention. You will need to
> > rerun lilo
> > after
> > > > > the edit....
> > >
> > > "You will need to rerun lilo after the edit" you did this?
> > >
> > > The very top line, of your lilo.conf says something like?
> > > default=dos
> > >
> > > --
> > > MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/
> > > --Axalon
> > >
> >
> >
>
