Joseph Brault wrote:
>
> Hello all
>
> I have a problem with my computer... I just installed LM7.1 over my old 7.0
> version. I have a dual boot system with 7gig hd, 128mb ram, (this is a
> laptop). After the install, when I went to reload, I was presented with some
> odd message lik:
>
> stage1 stage2 error
>
> something like that... AFter a while, I loaded thru a floppy into boot magic
> and reactivated it(do'nt ask me how it got turned off) and I am now able to
> load into windows fine. However, in Boot magic, even when I create a new entry
> for linux, I am not able to load linux w/0 my boot disk. I'm not sure where I
> went wrong here... I would ultimatelly like to be able to have one of the boot
> loaders work (grub or boot magic, i'm not picky) How can I do this w/o killing
> my whole system.? can I just delete bootMagic and will grub take over?
> Thanks in advance for any help. sorry for the length of this post :)
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Joe....you need to install lilo on your / partition's (unless
you have a /boot partition - if you do, use it instead) first
sector. To do this, as root, edit your /etc/lilo.conf file to
indicate the location of your / partition like this:
boot=/dev/hda6
(the 6 is mine, replace it with the correct number for your
system) or with the location of your /boot partition if you
have one. Then, still as root, execute this command:
/sbin/lilo
After this your Boot Magic should recognise your Linux
partition as a bootable one and allow you to include it in the
boot menu.
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Altadena, CA USA --Alan
