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Re: How do I re-install LILO?



> Another method that was popular in the elder days of the Linux
> India list :), was mock-reinstalling RH 5.1/2 using the upgrade
> option, till you got to the stage where you could rewrite your
> MBR. Also, most installations provide an emergency shell on a virtual
> console. Usnig Alt-Fn, one could escape to the shell, and proceed with
> 'lilo -v' or whatever.

Using your Redhat CD, proceed to the stage where it says IN SECOND STAGE OF
INSTALL. That will be generally after it asks you for your CD ROM. Then goto
the shell - ALT F3 (check). Make a temporary directory. Mount your root
partition. Then do a lilo -r temdirectory.

Karthik

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