Hiya,
I can't really call myself an expert, but here is what I know:
still have some questions:when i install linux,is lilo only written to the
primary boot sector?is it written anywhere else except for there?if i
Usually, yes. LILO would probably have installed itself on /dev/hda. (MBR of
I have the same problem with Boot Magic not being able to recognize or
start Linux, though I haven't figured a fix for this yet. I believe you
can get lilo to run again by booting into linux with your boot disk,
setting up your /etc/lilo.conf, and then running lilo.
stathis gotsis wrote:
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i would like to have some info on lilo,i know it is linux bootloader but i
still have some questions:
I'll try to help.
when i install linux,is lilo only written to the
primary boot sector? is it written anywhere else except for there
It can be installed there, or in the first part of
Jason Dryer wrote:
I have the same problem with Boot Magic not being able to recognize or
start Linux, though I haven't figured a fix for this yet. I believe you
can get lilo to run again by booting into linux with your boot disk,
setting up your /etc/lilo.conf, and then running lilo.
stathisboot into Mandrake with the boot floppy you created
during your original Mandrake install (if you didn't create one
then, you can use the command line utility mkbootdisk to create
one now). After you get booted into Mandrake, edit (as root)
/etc/lilo.conf and change the first line
