Installing LILO in MBR or in another partition
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In "Running Linux", the example lilo.conf includes the line
boot = /dev/hda
This will install LILO into the master boot record (MBR) of hda. The
explanation continues "If you give a partition device name (such as
/dev/hda2), instead of a drive device, LILO will be installed as a
secondary boot loader on the named partition. (Debian users should
always do this.)"
I can't find an explanation of why Debian users cannot put LILO into
the MBR of the disk. I've currently got grub in the MBR (the result
of installing Mandrake in a spare partition after installing Debian).
To boot Debian, grub then runs LILO installed in /dev/hda2. It's not
terribly elegant.
Please could someone explain whether it is safe to install LILO in the
MBR? Alternatively, what *can* I put in the MBR to replace the
current installation of grub (whose configuration is sitting in the
Mandrake partition)?
Many thanks for any help.
Best wishes,
Terry
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Terry Boon, Hertfordshire, UK
terry@counterfactual.org
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