Re: [newbie] Recovering LILO

[Dan Brown]

From: Richard Salts [EMAIL PROTECTED]

 In the future, if I should have to install, reinstall Windows 98 or 2000
 when it comes out, how can I recover LILO _without_ having to reinstall
 Linux also?

Very easily, but it depends on your having a suitable boot disk which
will boot your OS.  Once you're booted using the disk, log in as root and
run /sbin/lilo.

[newbie] Recovering LILO

[Richard Salts]

I have a computer with two physical hard drives, one for Windows 98 C: and
applications and the other D: for Linux-Mandrake 6 and any apps to go with it.
I also have LILO installed in the mbr for when I want either Windows or
Linux to come up.

Recently I've had to reinstall Windows and as a consequence of that, I've
also had to reinstall Linux-Mandrake to get LILO back.

In the future, if I should have to install, reinstall Windows 98 or 2000
when it comes out, how can I recover LILO _without_ having to reinstall
Linux also?

I think there is a way of doing that but I lost track of it.  Can someone
refresh me on that as I really do not want to have to use a separate boot
disk whenever I want to get into Linux.

Thanks for any guidance

Richard Salts