On Fri, Dec 21, 2001 at 12:06:07PM +0530, Vivek Kulkarni wrote: > > I was working in X-Environment (KDE) with root login. > Accidently my PC got reset. Now I could not boot to > Linux. It displays "LIL-" at the left upper corner of > the screeb and stops. I can boot with a LILO boot > floppy without any problem. > Please can anybody let me know what may be the cause > and how to restore ? Which are the corrupted files to > be restored? > > -Vivek. > ---end quoted text---
* Cause: Corruption of MBR due to "reset" action. * Gravity of problem : Insignificant * What LIL- means : The descriptor table is corrupt. * Solution: If you can boot from boot floppy it indica- tes tha the file system is intact, and everything is accessable. Good news ... Do the following: a) Reboot from boot disk b) Re-check your /etc/lilo.conf c) Reload LILO record on MBR, and re-initalise system map. (viz do 'lilo -v') d) Reboot HTH Bish -- : ####[ Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]########################### Sub : dbx/ mbx to mbox conversion LOST #185 It is difficult converting mails gathered over M$ proprietory format ins OE to mbox commonly used by *nix mailers. The URLs below cater for some such utilities: o http://sourceforge.net/projects/ol2mbox/ o http://mbx2mbox.sourceforge.net/ ####<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>################################ : _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
