Thanks, Steve. I solved the problem in a different way. I defined same
windows partition with another name ("dos") by using lilo configuration tool
coming with installation CDs and it worked. Than I deleted all the junk
options created by several previous lilo configuration attempts. I am
afraid I am still more of a windows user who prefers configuration tools to
actual editing of .conf files, but I'll get there! In time...
Hakan
>From: "Steve Maytum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: [newbie] corrupted boot-urgent help needed
>Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 17:38:46 -0000
>
>Hakan , unless i'm mistaken the answer is quite simple. Shutdown your PC
>re-boot with a Windows start-up floppy and re-install your Win95. This
>overwrites MBR but provided you have a Linux boot floppy you can get back
>into your Linux. Then re-write lilo/conf file (i think) and from a shell
>Issue command to run /sbin/lilo. Check with others correct file to edit
>when
>back in Linux. HTH! [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Hakan Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 3:30 PM
>Subject: [newbie] corrupted boot-urgent help needed
>
>
> > After accidentally updating my kernel (although I knew I shouldn't), I
>tried
> > to install the original one from the installCDs of 8.1. During that
>process
> > however, LILO went bad. There was an error reproted about vmlinuz that
>I
> > don't remember very well now, and setup did not progress any further.
>To
> > correct (!) the problem, I chose grub instead of lilo, and it seemed to
> > work. At least the setup finished. Then, everything was OK linuxwise;
> > however I can't boot my windows 95 anymore.
> >
> > I tried Webmin, Drakeconf, Linuxconf but nothing seems to work. Is
>there
>a
> > way to make it bootable again without loosing the data?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Hakan
> >
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