No i don't think you can make windows to override LILO. All M$ O$s make an
assumption that the system only has one OS. WinNT atleast takes into
consideration another Windows installation, the other windows don't even do
that. The only solution worth trying i think is the one where you boot with
the linux installation CD and then mount the linux partion and run
/sbin/lilo again. this should restore LILO. If you don't have a linux CD you
can get the tom root/boot disk from i think toms.net. And in the future have
a linux boot disk handy.
I personally use a third party free boot manager which i can install from
windows and then use to configure windows as well as linux to boot from it.
i am currently using XOSL. get it from the net ( don't remember the site). A
very cool boot manager.
----- Original Message -----
From: "jay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: [LIH] win98 overwritten on my linux lilo....
>
> Just wondering .. isn't this some kinda rare situations ..
>
> I've heard of instances, where people had been complaining, as they
couldn't
> go back to Windows because of the MBR creted on their HD.
>
> -- Is it possible for windows to override LiLO ?
>
>
> > * Sthitaprajna [linux-india] <19/04/01 18:17 +0530>:
> >
> > > You can of course create your own LOAF. You could also have one of
those
> LFS
> > > Cds from Slackware or SuSE or the recovery CD that Linuxcare gave out
> one.
> >
> > The SuSE 6.x (and probably 7.x) sample CDs - when you run YaST on
booting
> > from the CD, give you the option to boot from a particular linux
> partition.
> >
> > If you remember which partition it was, give that partition there, and
> then
> > it'll boot in. Then run lilo.
> >
> > -s
> >
> > --
> > Suresh Ramasubramanian <--> mallet <at> efn <dot> org
> > EMail Sturmbannfuhrer, Lower Middle Class Unix Sysadmin
> >
> >
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> >
>
>
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