mike wrote:
>
> Please would someone help with a problem I have with lilo. I have read as much
> as I can find on the subject but to no avail.
> I have a 17gig HD with Win98 and a 4gig HD with Mandrake 7.0, the problem is
> that when I start my PC it gets to the stage where lilo should appear but all
> that appears is L0101010101010101010101010101........forever.
> I have to use a floppy to start the machine which is bit of a pain, is there a
> solution for the problem??
> I removed both the os's from the system and reinstalled both but each time the
> same happens.
>
> thanks in advance
> Mike
Try running "/sbin/lilo" as root, without the quotes. That should
rebuild the lilo command so it will recognize both systems. Installing
Win9x or Win2k will write over the MBR and effectively corrupt the
settings there.
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James Mellema, CRNA MA
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