You can configure the bootloader after an install in Mandrake Control Center. If you ever wish to uninstall, just go to a terminal and type: lilo -U /dev/hda ..change /dev/hda where necessary. Richie On Friday 24 August 2001 19:46, alex wrote: > I plan to install 4 Linux systems but don't want to install a boot > loader (LILO or GRUB) with any of the systems but instead rely on boot > floppies because I always had reliable performance with floppies in the > past. However, LILO or GRUB is more convenient and faster so I would > like to at least give them a try. > > > How can LILO or GRUB be installed after the Linux systems have been > installed and working? I couldn't find any info about > installing them after the systems are installed. How would you create a > menu to include all 4 Linux systems plus Windows? > > > And, in the event I decide to remove the boot loader later, how can this > be done safely? > > > The reason for my not wanting to include boot loaders during the Linux > installations is, I had a BIG problem once when > I made a mistake near the end of a Linux installation and couldn't > correct it. So, I halted the installation to try to restart it. > > GRUB had already been installed and it wouldn't let me to do a > reinstallation but it insisted on trying to boot the incomplete Linux > and nothing else, not even DOS, could be booted. It's a long story, > but I ended up reformatting the Windows partition and reinstalling > everything. > > Using boot floppies is as reliable as wearing a belt and suspenders but > both are inconvenient and slower. ---------------------------------------- Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; name="message.footer" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Description: ----------------------------------------
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