Re: [newbie] Reinstalled Windows 98, how to get Linux to boot again?
On Mon, 19 Feb 2001 17:39:21 -0800 (PST) Keith Christian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Have an 8 gig hard disk with Windows 98 on the primary partition. > Installed Mandrake 7.0, no problems, could boot to either Windows 98 or > Mandrake 7.0 with no problems. > > I had to reinstall Windows 98 a few days ago, ow I cannot boot to > Mandrake 7.0. The Linux partition should be OK. How do I reinstall > LILO without damaging the Windows 98 partition? Use the boot disk you made when you installed. You did make one didn't you then as root run /sbin/lilo Cheers John --- Mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected" (The UNIX Programmer's Manual, 2nd Edition, June 1972.)
Re: [newbie] Reinstalled Windows 98, how to get Linux to boot again?
Keith wrote: > > Have an 8 gig hard disk with Windows 98 on the primary partition. > Installed Mandrake 7.0, no problems, could boot to either Windows 98 or > Mandrake 7.0 with no problems. > > I had to reinstall Windows 98 a few days ago, ow I cannot boot to > Mandrake 7.0. The Linux partition should be OK. How do I reinstall > LILO without damaging the Windows 98 partition? > > Thanks! > > ===Keith === How did you dual boot? Grub? Lilo? Third party (BootMagic)? M$ OS wipe out the mbr when they are installed. Use your linux boot disk (you did make one during the installation didn't you?) to get back into Linux. If you use lilo to dual boot, run /sbin/lilo as root and that should fix the problem. Check /etc/lilo.conf to be certain it's not in need of editing first though. HTH, Mike -- "Many loads of beer were brought. What disorder, whoring, fighting, killing, and dreadful idolatry took place there." --Baltasar Rusow, Estonia, 16th century __ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Webmail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/
Re: [newbie] Reinstalled Windows 98, how to get Linux to boot again?
Make a Linux boot disk and when it boots into the linux partition find the lilo binary and execute it Hope this helps, Ryan Le Gros - Original Message - From: "Keith Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 5:39 PM Subject: [newbie] Reinstalled Windows 98, how to get Linux to boot again? > Have an 8 gig hard disk with Windows 98 on the primary partition. > Installed Mandrake 7.0, no problems, could boot to either Windows 98 or > Mandrake 7.0 with no problems. > > I had to reinstall Windows 98 a few days ago, ow I cannot boot to > Mandrake 7.0. The Linux partition should be OK. How do I reinstall > LILO without damaging the Windows 98 partition? > > Thanks! > > ===Keith > > __ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 > a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ > >
[newbie] Reinstalled Windows 98, how to get Linux to boot again?
Have an 8 gig hard disk with Windows 98 on the primary partition. Installed Mandrake 7.0, no problems, could boot to either Windows 98 or Mandrake 7.0 with no problems. I had to reinstall Windows 98 a few days ago, ow I cannot boot to Mandrake 7.0. The Linux partition should be OK. How do I reinstall LILO without damaging the Windows 98 partition? Thanks! ===Keith __ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
