Re: No LILO Boot after Re-Install Windoze95
Subject: No LILO Boot after Re-Install Windoze95
Date: Tue, Mar 30, 1999 at 07:50:27AM -0500
In reply to:Jeff Hill
Quoting Jeff Hill(jhill@hronline.com):
> After re-installing Windows95 on a dual-boot set-up, the machine
> now boots directly to Windows. I tried booting to Debian from
> floppy and then re-installing lilo, but that didn't help --
> machine still goes directly to Windows. I think I need to mess
> with the MBR, but not certain how to proceed.
>
> Any suggestions appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff Hill
Winzoze thinks it owns your box. When you installed Win95 it
overwrote the MBR. You have to boot with a floppy and then fix
/etc/lilo.conf. Then run lilo so that IT can take back the MBR.
# LILO configuration file
# generated by 'liloconfig'
#
# Start LILO global section
boot = /dev/hda # Device containing boot
sector
compact # faster, but won't work on
all systems.
prompt # Force boot prompt
map = /boot/map # Default = /boot/map
Default = Slink2.2.3 # Default = /boot/boot.<number>
Timeout = 250 # Wait <val>/10 sec. after
prompt then boot default
# End LILO global section
# Image sections
# Linux bootable partition config begins
# Debian 2.1
#
Image = /boot/slink
label = Slink
Root = /dev/hdb2
VGA = 0xb
append = "lp=0x378,0"
Image = /boot/Slink-2.2.3
label = Slink2.2.3
Root = /dev/hdb2
VGA = 0x317
append = "lp=parport0 parport=0x378,none"
Image = /boot/memtest86
Label = Memtest
# Win95 Why waste the disk space??
#
Other = /dev/hda1
Label = win
Table = /dev/hda
HTH
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