On Thu, 17 Oct 2002 16:31:49 +1300
Paul Parkyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi Nick,
> 
> lilo.conf :-
> boot = /dev/hdb1

change this line to boot = /dev/hda and rerun lilo, it will instal lilo onto the mbr 

(if this totally craps out run fdisk /mbr from your win95/98 startup disk to restore 
the windows mbr)



> timeout = 50
> prompt
>   vga = normal
>   read-only
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> image = /boot/bzImage
>   label = linux
>   root = /dev/hdb1
>   read-only
> image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.5-22
>   label = linuxold
>   root = /dev/hdb1
>   read-only
> other = /dev/hda1
>   label = Windows
>   table =/dev/hda1
> 
> The output from fdisk -l using Toms root boot disk
> 
> Disk   /dev/hda:  255 hds, 63 sectors, 526 Cylinders
>         Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
> 
> Device            boot            Start            End            Blocks
> id            System
> 
> /dev/hda1            *                1                175
> 1405656        6                Fat16
> /dev/hda2                            176            525              2811375
> 5                Extended
> /dev/hda5                            176            350              1405656
> 6                Win95 fat32
> /dev/hda6                            351            525              1405656
> 6                Win95 fat32
> 
> Disk   /dev/hdb:    64 hds,    63 sectors,   620 Cylinders
>         Units = cylinders of 4032 * 512 bytes
> 
> /dev/hdb1            *                1                600
> 1209568+        83            Linux
> /dev/hdb2                              601           620
> 40320           5             Extended
> /dev/hdb5                              601           620
> 40288+        82            Linux swap
> 
> With the present configuration the PC boots straight into windows and I
> can't boot up Linux.
> 
> maybe you or someone can put me right.
> many thanks for your help.
> 
> Regards Paul
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nick Rout" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 12:47 PM
> Subject: Re: lilo problems
> 
> 
> > post your whole lilo.conf and a summary of your partitions (say, the
> > outlput of fdisk -l with a note about whats on each partition
> >
> > thats fdisk -ell not -one
> >
> >
> 
> 

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