If you have already installed Linux, you may have pointed lilo to root rather than the main boot partition. In my case, I set it to boot from hda8. This happened to me two or three days ago after installing Linux. I had a black screen showing LIL. Before you decide to reboot, ensure that you insert the Linux Boot Floppy Diskette NOT the Boot CD. Just as your computer is is rebooting, press the DEL key. This will take you into your BIOS setup. Select the order of which you want to boot from your computer. Set it to floppy. Save your BIOS changes and reboot your computer with the Linux Boot Floppy inserted in your A drive. This will restore Linux. Once Linux boots to the GUI login. Not text. Next to user or name , type in: root Below it, type in your password and press the Go button. Finally, click on the Mandrake Control Center. Click on the floppy icon name Boot or Boot Setup and click on Configure. Ensure that it inidicates lilo. Just below lilo, click on the drop down arrow and select hda Below hda, the default setting is 5 seconds Click on on the OK buttons and reboot your computer. It should be back to normal. Roman Lee Hoffner wrote: > > When you refer to the Linux Boot Disk, are you referring to the Core System > CD that MandrakeSoft supplies? How do I log in as Root? (I have so far never > been presented with any screen other than the Install Splash screen, where I > can only hit Enter or F1. The closest I have gotten to having any kind of > command line interaction is by typing "rescue" after F1. Am I in the > ballpark? > > --LH > ____________________________________________ > > Lee, > > Reboot your computer with the LInux Boot Disk. Lgo in as root. Click on > the Mandrake Control Center. Select the Boot Configuration and set it to > hda and you will prompted to apply the changes by clickin on the done > button. > To be on safe side, opne a console and type in: lilo -v > Press the [enter] key and reboot our computer. > > Roman > Registered Linux User #179293 > This email is powered by the Tux Email Utility
