LILO (The Linux Loader) resides in the bootsector. the
lilo command that u execute in linux, is the app. it
writes a copy of the kernel loading mechanism and the
location of the kernel into the MBR. the binary and
the loader are different.
Nikhil.
--- Rohit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > See here, LILO does not reside in your
> bootsector
> > >
> > > i was of the opinion that LILO resides in the
> > > bootsector, either the MBR, or the boot sector
> of an
> >
> > You are right, lilo does overwrite your
> bootsector/bootsector of
> > root partition etc, with its own bootsector to
> give you the multiple boot
> > ability.
>
> Guess I am confused. Does LILO application binary
> code, which executes
> and may write to MBR or boot-sectors 'RESIDE' in the
> MBR or
> boot-sectors? Does it only write to those areas or
> does it also STAY
> there?
>
> Rohit
>
>
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