On Fri, Mar 22, 2002 at 03:36:46AM -0000, suresh chandra mannava wrote: > dear friends, > > i am having PCQ linux, accidently due to reloading of windows i > lost MBR, so the probelm is i can't boot linux. my boot floppy > is also corrupted due to non usage. > > i didn't have the PC Quest cd to update and make a boot floppy. >
You do not need the CD to make your boot-disks. The boot-disk is going to be specific for your system, depending upon where and how on the HDD Linux lies. You should not attempt copying from some other working box. > > so any body please send me a boot image file (other than, that > found in PCQ CD for installing linux). so that i can make a > boot floppy by using rawrite. > It may not work ... reasons stated above. Which is your Win distribution ? For 9x and Family (viz 9x and ME) dual boot with loadlin through config.sys or autoexec.bat. Loadlin is available with nearly all distros. The last update was in 1997, so any distro would do. For Win-NT and family (viz NT, 2k and XP), dual boot through the NT boot.ini file. For detailed instructions on how to do a dual boot with either Loadlin or NT boot loader, visit: http://geocities.com/usmbish/hdi.html The only problem that I envisage is that for loadlin, the kernel is needed on the Win partition. If the kernel on your old boot disks are not corrupt, it should do. Once you have got into Linux, make a few boot disks specific for your box with the mkbootdisk command. Then re-run 'lilo -v' to re-install LILO in your MBR, after checking your /etc/lilo.conf. HTH Bish -- : ####[ Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]########################### Sub : Disabling shell screensaver LOST #144 To turn off the terminal screen saver $setterm -blank 0 Its a function of the Linux console driver and not the shell ####<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>#################################### : _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
