On Tue, 11 Jul 2000, you wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I have recently installed Linux-Mandrake 7.0 on my system, making it a
> dual boot system. I have a 7gb partition for Linux and the rest of my 15gb
> partitoin is used for winbloz. When I installed Linux, I used Partition
> Magic to partition my drive, and I then installed Boot Magic to use as my
> boot loader instead of Linux. When I set up Boot Magic, It was unable to
> see my Linux partiton, but I left it alone and continued to install Linux.
> When I got Linux installed and got to the screen about loading LILO, I was
> told that my boot record was not fully below the 1024 cylinder level so LILO
> would be unable to load. Now with the install complete, the only way I can
> boot into Linux is with my boot disk.
>
> My question is, can I install GRUB (the next version of LILO) to remedy
> my problem? If I can, how would I go about installing it? Can I download
> it without downloading all of Linux-Mandrake 7.1? I really appreciate any
> help anyone can give. thanks in advance!
Give 'info grub' a quick read so you can review your 'menu.lst'
config file in /boot/grub/. Once your satisfied that it's correct,
cd into .../grub and run 'sh install.sh'. I have no idea how
that's gonna work with Boot Magic tho.
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~~ Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
