On Mon, 25 May 1998, Cory T. Lamb wrote:
> On Mon, 25 May 1998, Aperiodic wrote:
>
> > In a message dated 98-05-25 07:47:51 EDT, you write:
> >
> > << I am trying to launch the linux partition (without success). To do that, I
> > created a LILO disk, but it hangs displaying just "LI". What can I do?
> >
> > Marcantonio >>
> >
> > Sounds as if when you installed LILO, you selected it to be installed to the
> > first sector of your root partition as opposed to the MBR. You'll need to
> > reinstall the software and be careful to select the master boot record
> > installation for LILO.
> Please don't reinstall instead just choose the upgrade option, then let it
> update pachages. When it asks you where you want LILO installed tell it
> the MBR no reinstallation needed.
> Good luck
> ~C
>
The only you need is to launch this Linux box somehow: from under DOS via
loadlin.exe, by means of bootable floppies etc. Then just run /sbin/lilo
to recover it. If you can't do so, get standard floppies (e.g. from the
Slackware distributive: color.gz for boot and rescue.gz for root one) and
boot from them. Mount your HDD Linux root partition somewhere, I'll use
/hdd from now on. Do 'cp /hdd/etc/lilo.conf /etc' and 'cp
/hdd/boot/vmlinuz /boot'. Edit /etc/lilo.conf if you want to move LILO
somewhere according to advices cited above and run /sbin/lilo.
In any case I'd advise you to have a rescue floppy with LILO to boot your
Linux box. You can use any damaged one for this purpose.
I don't think that you should use Red Hat disk and to lose all updates
you've made till now.
Hope this helps,
Alexei
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