On Fri, May 31, 2002 at 09:31:45AM +0530, Tineeminee wrote: > > I accidently installed Windows on a dual boot Windows/Linux > system due to which i unable to start Linux. >
The gravity of the problem depends on whether you have over- written your Linux partition(s) while re-installing Windows. If any portion has been over-written, just too bad ... you have to re-install. > > Need to know how do I get Linux working again without having > to delete my existing lInux partition > If there has been no overwriting, you have two options to dual boot: a) Restore LILO on the MBR. This needs booting into your exist- ing setup from the boot diskette which you may have created during initial installation. Once you have booted, re-check /etc/lilo.conf and do 'lilo -v' ... that's about it all! If you are using alternate boot loaders like grub, you need to do as per the bootloader's documentation. b) Dual boot through Windows. If the Windows is Win-9x/ ME it has to be a loadlin boot. For the NT family (viz. NT, 2k & XP) go through boot.ini. There is a full document on both these at my homepage http://geocities.com/usmbish/hdi.html. HTH Bish -- : ####[ Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]########################### Sub : Man pages on web LOST #242 Visit this site for an online manual http://www.die.net/doc/linux/man/ ####<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>######################################## : _______________________________________________________________ Don't miss the 2002 Sprint PCS Application Developer's Conference August 25-28 in Las Vegas -- http://devcon.sprintpcs.com/adp/index.cfm _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
