trying doung a fdisk /mbr from dos.. then install mandrake again ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Timothy Quimpo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 2:31 PM Subject: [plug] lilo problem
> hello all, > > i've got a windows 2000 box that i want to dual boot (mainly as > a learning platform for staff i'm training). > > originally, the box had FreeBSD and W2K on it. we installed > Mandrake 9 (wiping out FreeBSD). LILO did not overwrite the > MBR and instead we still had the FreeBSD boot loader. > > 1. we booted into the CD, went to rescue, and did the > Restore boot loader thing. that didn't work. > > 2. we went into the console, mounted /dev/hda5 under /mnt > (/dev/hda5 is where linux is, /dev/hda1 is w2k) and chrooted > to /mnt. then we did lilo manually. it says it's installing itself, > but when we reboot, the box still goes straight into windows. > there's no hint that lilo exists at all. i realize that this is > functionally equivalent to #1 :), but i decided to do it manually > anyway, just to make sure. > > 3. i reinstalled linux in expert mode (the previous install was done > by someone else, choosing defaults). still no joy. > > has anyone seen this (lilo saying it works, but it doesn't actually > write itself to the MBR)? > > i'm having someone backup the data now before i try things that > might destroy data (but short of wiping out W2K, no choice there, > we have to keep it around for a bit longer). > > tiger > > -- > Gerald Timothy Quimpo tiger*quimpo*org gquimpo*sni-inc.com tiger*sni*ph > Public Key: "gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 672F4C78" > Arguments are to be avoided: they are always vulgar and > often convincing. > Oscar Wilde > _ > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph > To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
