I sent a private e-mail to Alex, but now that the issue's been kicked around on the list a bit, I'll submit what I mentioned to him, so that folks can discuss it and turn it into Swiss Cheese.
IIRC, when LILO is first installed, it copies (using 'dd') the boot block of the boot disk in question to Linux' /boot directory and puts it in a file called something like 'boot.0802'. (My personal experience is ONLY with SCSI, so an IDE system may vary!) I was under the impression that there is some sort of magic incantation like 'dd if=/boot/boot.0802 of=/dev/sda bs=512 count=1' that would write back the original boot block. Unfortunately, here at work I have no means of checking the Linux documentation, so if someone could confirm, correct, or refute that, it might be helpful. (At least to me, if not Alex :-) Thanks, Bayard ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayard R. Coolidge N1HO DISCLAIMER: The opinions expressed are Compaq Computer Corp. solely those of the author, and not Nashua, New Hampshire, USA those of Compaq Computer Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] (DEC '77-'98) or any other entity. "Brake for Moose - It could save your life" - N.H. Fish & Game Dept. -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS/CC d+ s:+ a++ C+++$ UO++$L++>$ P L++>$ E-@ W+ N++ o- K? w--- O? M? V-- PS+ PE+ Y+ PGP- t++ 5? X? R* tv b++ DI+++ D? G e++ h-- r++ y? UF++ -----END GEEK CODE BLOCK----- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
