>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Jun 12 15:09:08 2000 Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 14:16:12 +0000 (UTC) From: pfheiss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: LILO Thank you so much. It all works again. Question, how did the system change to to boot sector hda2? I had not touched anything nor is there anybody else. > > On Sun, 11 Jun 2000, pfheiss wrote: > > > Hi, > > I am using RH6.2 and have (had) a dual boot system using lilo. > >it worked > > fine until recently linux would not boot anymore, only dos into W98.> > Then I looked into linuxconf and on "install boot sector" it > > showed hda2. I changed that to hda1. > > If you own the box I can't stop you logging in as root, but you really > shouldn't if you don't know what you are doing :-). Just enough to have RH 5.2 installed and run without any help, then a little help from you with 6.1 on the printing and now again a little. > in /etc/lilo.conf and maybe reruns lilo. Don't panic yet. How could I with such a support behind me? > dd if=3D/boot/boot.0301 of=3D/dev/hda1 bs=3D512 count=3D1 Mine is without the 3D. > > That might get C: back. If you now change "install boot sector" to hda > and maybe rerun lilo, that might get linux back. I am not sure what > else you might have done. Neither would I. > > > What must I do to get my C: drive back? > > Follow Lawson's advice! > > Lawson > > Kernel panic: Rogue system administrator on the loose!! > -- Peter - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
