Re: messed up mbr- unable to boot

[jason pearl <jpearl24@cox.net>]

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just booot up linux and edit ur lilo.conf file
it isnt activated yet as root type lilo
im assuming u have a clean install
then edit ur lilo.conf similar to this if u have window in your first 
partition

boot=/dev/hda
root=/dev/hda5
install=/boot/boot.b
delay=8
default=linux
map=/boot/map
image=/vmlinuz
	label=Linux
	initrd=/initrd.img
other=/dev/hda1
label=windows



On Friday 28 November 2003 18:33, Mark Haney wrote:
> > > can I use knoppix live-cd to fix mbr to be able to boot sarge & m$XP?
> > > lilo is installed on sarge. grub maybe also installed though not
> >
> > configured.
> >
> > > no boot floppy :-( used new installer and dont remember the option to
> >
> > make
> >
> > > boot floppy
> > > thanks
> >
> > I haven't tried Knoppix yet, but I messed up my MBR just the other day
> > and was able to fix it with the Woody install CD #1, which can also
> > serve as a rescue CD. I booted to the CD, and then entered:
> >
> > 'rescbf24 root=/dev/hda3'
> >
> > at the prompt. This started up the 2.4 kernel (I had trouble trying to
> > rescue with the default kernel; don't think it can read Reiserfs) and
> > set root to my Woody partition. Then I just edited my menu.lst file for
> > grub, reset the MBR with the 'update-grub' command, and rebooted.
> > Everything worked fine after that.
>
> Sorry! Don't use the 'update-grub' command! That generates a new
> menu.lst file, which is what got me into trouble in the first place!
>
> I just checked my notes and realized that it was not my MBR that was
> messed up. It was the menu.lst file.
>
> In any case, it sounds like you use lilo. Once you've booted up and
> gotten into your Sarge system, you should be able to use the lilo
> command to rewrite your MBR.
>
> Sorry for the misleading information on grub.
>
> Mark

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