Boot off of CD1 and when the installer displays, type rescue (instead of doing an install or update). Once rescue mode loads, you should have an option to reinstall lilo. Select that and follow any prompts or directions. When done, you should be able to reboot and have lilo be the boot manager.
Joe On Wed, 22 May 2002 15:52:58 +0100 "Ian Brooksbank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I installed Mandrake Linux 8.1 on th D drive of a compaq deskpro 2000 Pentium 166 >with a standard Compaq P50 monitor, and in doing so my Windows 98 installation on the >C drive suffered quite a bit. However I got Linux running, it worked just fine, and >at Boot up Lilo would give me the choice of Linux or Windows. Fine for a while, but >then, after an accidental disconnection of the machine, Lilo disappeared, and I could >not get in to Linux. At boot up Windows 98 appears as if the D drive does not exist. >I had to tweak Windows a bit to get it back to complete working form, as I need it >for work and study, but I don't have access to my D: drive or to Linux. > > I took a look at rebooting Linux from the CD, but gave this up as the setup pretends >that I have a bigger monitor than I actually have, and does not give me access to >some crucial parts of the setup screens, and I did not want to risk screwing up my >machine any further. > > Can anyone help me either to rescue Linux without further risk to my Windows 98 >setup, or to get access to my D: drive from within Windows again?? > > Thanks > > Ian >
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