>ok, so perhaps the boot sector on the linux partition is hosed. what >bootloader do you use? > > > And how would the MBR get messed up if I unchecked all > > possibilities for loading LILO or GRUB when I ran the upgrade process? > >you keep saying "lilo or grub". that's confusing me. which one?
When I ran the upgrade, I was given this menu (imagine that it's rendered on a pretty graphic screen): +-------------------------------------+ | Boot Loader Configuration | | | | O Use GRUB as the boot loader | | O Use LILO as the boot loader | | O Do not install a boot loader | +-------------------------------------+ GRUB was selected by default. The system also presented options as to where to put the boot loader: in /dev/hda (MBR) or /dev/hda1. Because I actually prefer to boot Linux from a boot diskette, I chose not to install a boot loader at all. When I selected "Do not install a boot loader", the options for where to put the boot loader were both greyed out. Does that help? >how does your system boot? is it lilo, grub, ntloader or none of the >above? need more info. None of the above. I had hoped to use a boot diskette. >pete Sliante, Richard S. Crawford http://www.mossroot.com AIM: Buffalo2K ICQ: 11646404 Y!: rscrawford MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "It is only with the heart that we see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." --Antoine de Saint Exup�ry "Push the button, Max!" _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
