Re: lilo post-install

[virtanen <hvirtane@cc.jyu.fi>]

On Thu, 9 Sep 1999, Alvin Oga wrote:

This seems to a camplete description how to do it. Thank you very much.

I'll try it after a couple of days when I'll have time for it. 

Thanks for the others as well, who responded!

-
hv

> > Is it possible to put lilo in mbr without installing the whole thing
> > again? (lilo package is there already installed.)
> > 
> > How to do it?
> 
> Additional info:
> 	http://www.linux.org/HOWTO/mini/LILO.html
> 	file:/usr/doc/lilo*/
> 
> a.  create a dos/windows boot floppy with fdisk.exe ( important )
> 
>     create a backup linux boot floppy...
> 	dd if=/boot/vmlinuz-xxxxx of=/dev/fd0
> 
> b.  now try your lilo experiments
> 
> root# vi /etc/lilo.conf:
> 	#
> 	# Dual boot
> 	#
> 	boot=/dev/hda
> 	#
> 	map=/boot/map
> 	install=/boot/boot.b
> 	prompt
> 	timeout=50
> 	#
> 	image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.12 ( whatever kernel you want/have )
> 	        label=linux-2.2.12
> 	        root=/dev/hda1
> 	        read-only
> 	#       append="mem=128M"
> 	#
> 	# Windows 98
> 	#
> 	other=/dev/hda1
>         	table=/dev/hda
> 	        label=Win98
> 	#
> 	# end of file
> 
> root# lilo		( run lilo )
> 
> reboot...  hit [tab] at lilo prompt to see what you can boot
> 
> if you(lilo) get stuck....use dos/windows to "fdisk /mbr"  and
> try to fix the lilo.conf file again
> 
> have fun
> alvin