On Tue, 31 May 2005 01:05:13 -0500 Jon Roed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On May 31, 2005 12:44 am, Alex Malinovich wrote: > > Grub is uninstalled, but it is still written to your MBR. You'll need to > > run 'lilo' as root (no options necessary) to get it to re-write itself > > to the MBR and overwrite Grub. > > > > Just out of curiosity, why are you switching FROM grub TO lilo? Most > > people (myself included) do just the opposite. > > I tried running lilo (as root) and i get two warnings: > > Warning: boot record relocation beyond BPB is necessary: /dev/hda1 > Warning: Unable to determine video adapter in use in the present system. > > i am not too sure what they are all about. But i suspect that the first one > is the reason that it's not writing to the master boot record. > > As for why i am switching to LILO, i have never used GRUB before and i have > been having problems with it. I am more familiar with LILO. What does your lilo.conf look like? (Strip the comments if you attach it.) -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. "When I entered politics, I took the only downward turn you could take from journalism." Jim Hightower, Texas Agriculture Commissioner -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
