That happens all the time. Prepare a boot disk, when you finish to install windows, boot the computer with the boot disk and after that type : /sbin/lilo and the lilo will fix.
PS : donīt forget what partition you installed the windows maybe necessary to lilo.conf ----- Original Message ----- From: "Juan Carlos Bermudez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 7:05 PM Subject: how to fix lilo... > Hi to all. > > I am using R.H.7.1 on a second hand compaq presario 1275. Everything > is working fine, I don't have any problem running it, yet; I also run > Windoze 2k from time to time, because of some applications. > My question is the following: I will like to downgrade to Windoze 98 > (the reason is obvious), but if I do so I will the installation program > of Windoze will overwrite what's in the booting sector, thus deleting > lilo and blocking my way to access the linux partition. The trouble is > this machine has the floppy drive broken, so I cannot boot from a floppy > disk. I tried with the installation disks from R.H., using the rescue > option, but I cannot run lilo, or I don't know the proper way to run it > using this option. > So, my question is: is there a way I can run lilo from the rescue > option of the installation disks? This or is there any other way to boot > to the linux partition after your Windoze has "whipped out" the booting > sector? > > Any help or tips are welcome. > Thank you all in advance. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Seawolf-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list > _______________________________________________ Seawolf-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/seawolf-list
