Ahh.... :-) Yes. I see your point. However, others may not have understood
you need a boot floppy/bootable CD. :-) Just clarifying. After all, this IS
a "newbie" list. :-)
John
----- Original Message -----
From: Axalon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 1999 7:20 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Lilo BootLoader is Gone..
>
> You get a syslinux prompt with the boot.img floppy or your bootable cd.
> Obviously he has no lilo prompt, it was included for others, and for the
> sake of the mailing list archive.
>
> On Sat, 24 Jul 1999, John Aldrich wrote:
>
> > That seems to be the problem...they're not GETTING a prompt... just
boots to
> > Win98...
> >
> > James... Go to your Linux Distro ftp site and pick up a boot and rescue
> > image and find a copy of the program to write a Linux boot disk in
Windows
> > (Sorry...forget the program name) and create a boot disk and a rescue
disk.
> > Then, using at least the boot/install disk (you may need to run the
rescue
> > disk instead) type the command Axalon gave below... should take you into
> > Linux where you can re-run lilo and it'll reinstall lilo on your MBR.
> > John
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Axalon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 24, 1999 11:02 AM
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] Lilo BootLoader is Gone..
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, 23 Jul 1999, James Capone wrote:
> > >
> > > > For some reason When I start my Computer now I have no Lilo it just
> > boots
> > > > into Win98... How can I get it back.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > James J. Capone
> > > >
> > >
> > > at a lilo or syslinux prompt
> > > linux 1 root=/dev/hdXX initrd=
> > > and rerun lilo you should wind up on your linux system
> > >
> >
>
