Getting a prompt like "LI" or "LIL" is a situation from where the system just cannot boot from the hard disk because the LILO code placed in the MBR is broken. The solution to this problem lies in fixing the Master Boot Record.
You have no option but to boot from the back-up disks that you created during installation. The options available to you are: a) Re-write MBE with lilo after booting from back-up disk, if you made one. You may do a lilo -v -t to test what lilo is going to do, and then run lilo to write the MBR. OR b) Boot from debian rescue disk image (available on all distros if you installed from CD). You can actually do a part re-installation by going through the last section of the installation menu after mounting your partitions. This is the only recourse, where you do NOT have a boot disk specifically created for your system and you prefer to have Lilo only to do your boot management. OR c) You also have the option of returning the MBR to DOS for a dual OS system. All you need to do is to boot from the DOS/ Win-9x rescue disk and do a FDISK /MBR so that the MBR is back with DOS/ Windows.. You will be able to boot into DOS / Windows at least. Install Loadlin through DOS/ Win-9x and then boot your Linux partition via Loadlin. Please look at Loadlin docs for instructions about how to boot multiple OSs thru config.sys/ autoexec.bat USM Bish On Wed, Aug 30, 2000 at 08:48:47PM -0700, Alvin Oga wrote: > > hi jack > > take me to your leader.... ( just kidding ) > > i hope you have another linux system.... > > if you do....and its system is same or close enough... > copy the kernel from that other box to floppy and boot > from floppy > > other# dd if=/boot/your_kernel of=/dev/fd0 > other# rdev /dev/fd0 /dev/hda1 > - assuming /dev/hda1 is the root partion on "broken" machine > > - insert the boot flop intot he broken box ( LIL- ) > and when it comes up.....rerun lilo....take the floppy out and > you should be back to normal....( make a boot floppy again of that kernel) > > ------- > > still.... since toms root/boot fails ?? ....make a different root/boot > floppy from debian or slackware... > > c ya > alvin > > -- other wise....there /usr/doc/lilo* to go reading and poking around > > > On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, Jack Morgan wrote: > > > On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, Jack Morgan wrote: > > > > >I installed debian on a new HDD and after installing the base I get LI at > > >boot time? Any suggestions as to what I did wrong? > > > > I also tried Tom's boot disk and got LIL- > > > > Thanks > > Jack Morgan Debian GNU/Linux Enthusiast > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mandinka.org > > > > > > -- > > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
