boot disk

[leinad]

I have RedHat 6.2, and somehow lilo didn't get loaded. The only way I can get in is with the CD (in rescue mode).

I've found instructions on the web for editing /etc/lilo.conf -- unfortunately, it doesn't exist.

I found instructions for dd'ing the boot.img onto the floppy, and I get this error:

no space left on device
2259+0 records in
2258+0 records out

-this on both a used floppy with stuff on it and a brand new, formatted floppy.

<i>I'm frustrated</i>. Anyone know how to create a boot floppy? Or how to navigate around at the bash# prompt to manually input lilo.conf (since vi is not available in rescue mode)?

Thanks,
Daniel No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.
- Voltaire

 

[fluid11]

'mkbootdisk' will create a boot disk. To install LILO, just run /sbin/lilo.


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[leinad]

OK,

I got a copy of tomsrtbt (

http://www.toms.net/rb)

and I booted to it on a floppy and edited /etc/lilo.conf and then ran /sbin/lilo. It told me it was adding the boot images, and when I cat lilo.conf it looks right.

But somehow, it's not on my boot record (i.e.: Linux is ignored on bootup. It just boots directly into 98 without a prompt. How do I have to configure it so it is one of the boot options.

On my first installation, I had the choice of linux or dos. For my wife's benefit, I set dos (windows) as the default boot partition.

Now, after reinstalling, I have an XP partition as well, and I want lilo to take over from the beginning, giving me the choice of linux or dos. When I choose dos, I will get the choice between 98 or XP.

I think that I need to move my linux boot record onto sda1 somehow in order to effect this?

Thanks,
Daniel No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.
- Voltaire

 

[fluid11]

If you want to remove the NT Loader completely, you can delete the MBR with 'fdisk /mbr'. You can then configure LILO to boot into Linux, XP, or 98. You don't need two bootloaders.

*Make sure that you understand what I'm talking about before you blindly do this. This will remove the XP bootloader. You will only use LILO to boot into the 3 OS's from here on. Make a boot disk for XP just in case you can't get LILO to boot XP (unlikely). Here's a link on how to do this...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q305595&#3

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