Re: [newbie] LILO install & Uninstall
On Tue, 4 Sep 2001 10:18, Siavash Sefidvash wrote: > Thank you Sridhar, > > Thank you for your recent suggestion. AS you will soon realize I am a > complete novice. > > I am not even sure if LM has installed or not, it seems this is not the > case. This LILO issue arose after the initial attempt of installing LINUX > on hda6 which is the second partition of the first drive. That drive has > Win98 on it's first partition. > > I don't even have a standardized installation manual and working purely > trial and error. There is a manual on the CD in HTML format. > The initial installation failed after trying to detect > display resolution of 1024 x 768. This gave stripes on the screen. I > restarted the installation again and this time chose 800 x 600. Still got > the stripes. What type of video card do you have? Is it ISA or AGP? Look it up in the hardware database at http://www.linux-mandrake.com. > Since this time I cannot boot into anything. If I start the system without > and bootable media I get something to the effect of ..."This is not a > bootable media, insert a bootable disk and start again". I get the same if > I disconnect the hard drive that contain Win2K Pro & Server. So I cannot > get at the boot sector where windoz resides. I would be grateful if you > could address the following. > > I have already tried to boot into a Win98 boot disk to up date the master > boot record. I don't have an emergency repair disk for the win2k. Do you > think I can do much with the 3 set up disks? > > Should LILO be installed after a completed installation??? > > What do you mean by a Mandrake rescue disk in relation to your last mail. > What your describing sounds as if there should be a bootable floopy rescue > disk which I don't have. What I did was to boot into Mandrake setup disk > press F1 from the main menu. Then from "Root" prompt I type in "rescue". > This gives me rescue@localhost: from which I run the commands. Is this what > you meant??? Yep. > From rescue@localhost the above returns " mount: mount point /mnt/hda2 does > not exist" ...This was in response to reiserfs and ext2. You need to create the directory: # mkdir /mnt/hda2 I am assuming that your GNU/Linux / (i.e. the root directory) is on /dev/hda2. Then run: # mount -t ext2 /dev/hda2 /mnt/hda2 Replace "ext2" in the above command with "reiserfs" if you're using ReiserFS. Then: # chroot /mnt/hda2 # cd / Configure /etc/lilo.conf in an editor, then run: # /sbin/lilo > So I did not manage to get any further in running gnu. > > Any more suggestions would be very much appreciated. > > Please look at my other message regarding network card > configuration/detection. > > Sincerely > Siavash > > -----Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Sridhar Dhanapalan > Sent: 01 September 2001 07:13 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] LILO install & Uninstall > > > The rescue disc creates a / directory on the disc itself. This means that > commands that are on your hard drive but not on the disc will not work. Try > this: > > 1. Boot with the rescue disc. > > > 2. Run 'mount -t ext2 /dev/hdxy /mnt/disk'. > If you use ReiserFS, replace 'ext2' with 'reiserfs'. > '/dev/hdxy' should be the device locaion of your / directory (e.g. > > > '/dev/hda1'). > > 3. Run 'chroot /mnt/disk'. > > 4. Run 'cd /'. > > You will now be running GNU/Linux off your hard drive. You can now run any > command you want. You can either remove LILO, or you can edit > /etc/lilo.conf to make it work for your system, and then run 'lilo' to > write it to your boot > sector. > > On Sat, 1 Sep 2001 09:36, Siavash Sefidvash wrote: > > I forgot to mention that [root@rescue /]# I typed LILO -U gives an error > > message about command not being found same for the lower case u. > > > > Cheers > > Siavash > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Siavash Sefidvash [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: 01 September 2001 00:32 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [newbie] LILO install & Uninstall > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > Few days ago I sent out a long message regarding first time installation > > woes. Amit and Dennis were kind enough to respond but alas their > > suggestions has not solved the problems. So I will split the issues into > > byte sizes in order to encourage more suggestions. > > > > Since installing Linux 8 I have lost my triple windo
Re: [newbie] LILO install & Uninstall
The rescue disc creates a / directory on the disc itself. This means that commands that are on your hard drive but not on the disc will not work. Try this: 1. Boot with the rescue disc. 2. Run 'mount -t ext2 /dev/hdxy /mnt/disk'. If you use ReiserFS, replace 'ext2' with 'reiserfs'. '/dev/hdxy' should be the device locaion of your / directory (e.g. '/dev/hda1'). 3. Run 'chroot /mnt/disk'. 4. Run 'cd /'. You will now be running GNU/Linux off your hard drive. You can now run any command you want. You can either remove LILO, or you can edit /etc/lilo.conf to make it work for your system, and then run 'lilo' to write it to your boot sector. On Sat, 1 Sep 2001 09:36, Siavash Sefidvash wrote: > I forgot to mention that [root@rescue /]# I typed LILO -U gives an error > message about command not being found same for the lower case u. > > Cheers > Siavash > > -Original Message- > From: Siavash Sefidvash [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 01 September 2001 00:32 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [newbie] LILO install & Uninstall > > > Hi all, > > Few days ago I sent out a long message regarding first time installation > woes. Amit and Dennis were kind enough to respond but alas their > suggestions has not solved the problems. So I will split the issues into > byte sizes in order to encourage more suggestions. > > Since installing Linux 8 I have lost my triple windows boot. I.e. Win2K > Pro, Server and Win98. > Can anyone think of the command for installing & uninstalling LILO??? > > I have already booted into Mandrake boot disk. Selected F1 at main menu. > Typed rescue. At the [root@rescue /]# I typed LILO -U when this did not > work I tried the lower case -u. Still did not work. Can anyone help? > > Sincerely > Siavash Sefidvash -- Sridhar Dhanapalan. "There are two major products that come from Berkeley: LSD and UNIX. We don't believe this to be a coincidence." -- Jeremy S. Anderson Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] LILO install & Uninstall
On Saturday 01 September 2001 12:46 am, Peter Watson wrote: > On Saturday 01 September 2001 12:36 am, Siavash Sefidvash wrote: > > I forgot to mention that [root@rescue /]# I typed LILO -U gives an error also -ul or -U -- Peter Watson Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] LILO install & Uninstall
On Friday 31 August 2001 06:31 pm, Siavash Sefidvash escribió: > Few days ago I sent out a long message regarding first time > installation woes. Amit and Dennis were kind enough to respond but > alas their suggestions has not solved the problems. So I will split > the issues into byte sizes in order to encourage more suggestions. Good idea, often one question per topic (post) is the best. > > Since installing Linux 8 I have lost my triple windows boot. I.e. > Win2K Pro, Server and Win98. > Can anyone think of the command for installing & uninstalling LILO??? lilo -u [device-name] BUT, if there's any problems, boot windoze, and from a DOS prompt try 'fdisk /mbr' to clear the master boot record. > I have already booted into Mandrake boot disk. Selected F1 at main > menu. Typed rescue. At the [root@rescue /]# I typed LILO -U when > this did not work I tried the lower case -u. Still did not work. Can > anyone help? Tho I've never needed to do it, I suspect you didn't include the device name, ie, (usually)lilo -u /dev/hda and it is case sensitive, so use lower case. -- Tom Brinkman Galveston Bay Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] LILO install & Uninstall
On Saturday 01 September 2001 12:36 am, Siavash Sefidvash wrote: > I forgot to mention that [root@rescue /]# I typed LILO -U gives an error > message about command not being found same for the lower case u. > > Cheers > Siavash > > -Original Message- > From: Siavash Sefidvash [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 01 September 2001 00:32 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [newbie] LILO install & Uninstall > > > Hi all, > > Few days ago I sent out a long message regarding first time installation > woes. Amit and Dennis were kind enough to respond but alas their > suggestions has not solved the problems. So I will split the issues into > byte sizes in order to encourage more suggestions. > > Since installing Linux 8 I have lost my triple windows boot. I.e. Win2K > Pro, Server and Win98. > Can anyone think of the command for installing & uninstalling LILO??? > > I have already booted into Mandrake boot disk. Selected F1 at main menu. > Typed rescue. At the [root@rescue /]# I typed LILO -U when this did not > work I tried the lower case -u. Still did not work. Can anyone help? > > Sincerely > Siavash Sefidvash Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; name="message.footer" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Description: what about lower case lilo -- Peter Watson Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] LILO install & Uninstall
I forgot to mention that [root@rescue /]# I typed LILO -U gives an error message about command not being found same for the lower case u. Cheers Siavash -Original Message- From: Siavash Sefidvash [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 01 September 2001 00:32 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] LILO install & Uninstall Hi all, Few days ago I sent out a long message regarding first time installation woes. Amit and Dennis were kind enough to respond but alas their suggestions has not solved the problems. So I will split the issues into byte sizes in order to encourage more suggestions. Since installing Linux 8 I have lost my triple windows boot. I.e. Win2K Pro, Server and Win98. Can anyone think of the command for installing & uninstalling LILO??? I have already booted into Mandrake boot disk. Selected F1 at main menu. Typed rescue. At the [root@rescue /]# I typed LILO -U when this did not work I tried the lower case -u. Still did not work. Can anyone help? Sincerely Siavash Sefidvash Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] LILO install & Uninstall
Hi all, Few days ago I sent out a long message regarding first time installation woes. Amit and Dennis were kind enough to respond but alas their suggestions has not solved the problems. So I will split the issues into byte sizes in order to encourage more suggestions. Since installing Linux 8 I have lost my triple windows boot. I.e. Win2K Pro, Server and Win98. Can anyone think of the command for installing & uninstalling LILO??? I have already booted into Mandrake boot disk. Selected F1 at main menu. Typed rescue. At the [root@rescue /]# I typed LILO -U when this did not work I tried the lower case -u. Still did not work. Can anyone help? Sincerely Siavash Sefidvash Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
