Re: lilo boot

[Jaswinder Singh Kohli <jskohli@xxxxxxx>]

Make a boot Floppy WinME
and boot in cd mode (or whatever it is)

goto directory install
loadling vmlinuz (or whatever name of kernel) root=/dev/hdaX (whatever it may be
your part. no.
on ewhich linux is loading


Kapil Sethi wrote:

> Try reinstalling Linux in upgrade mode. This time install lilo on the root
> Linux partion and not on MBR
> Also set the bootable partion to Linux. So next time u install windows and
> it overwrites MBR you won't loose lilo, windows will only set the bootable
> flag in the partion table to its partition. Then using dos fdisk set the
> bootable flag back to Linux partition.
>
> Kapil
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "yash" <yash_dayal@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <linux-delhi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2001 1:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [linux-delhi] lilo boot
>
> > I could not make LOadLIn  work in Win ME....can u please suggest a way of
> > making it work.
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> > Yash Dayal
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: "Kapil Garg" <kapil.garg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <linux-delhi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 3:04 PM
> > Subject: RE: [linux-delhi] lilo boot
> >
> >
> > Hi
> > I think loadlin works for Win95/98/ME
> >
> > is there any such utility for WinNT
> >
> >
> >
> > thanks for interest
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Harshal Vaidya (CTS) [mailto:HarshalV@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Monday, June 18, 2001 8:44 PM
> > To: 'linux-delhi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
> > Subject: RE: [linux-delhi] lilo boot
> >
> >
> > i guess you need loadlin
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vavi [mailto:vava@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Monday, 18 June 2001 6:47 AM
> > To: linux-delhi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [linux-delhi] lilo boot
> >
> >
> > taking the queue... i wanted to ask one more thing...
> > i know its a bit off topic, but quite relevant..
> >
> > on a computer, i had both win/linux dual boot using lilo. now when i
> > reinstall win, the MBR gets over-written, and so the dual boot option is
> now
> > unavailable.. ofcourse i had a boot floppy for rescue.. but isnt there any
> > app in dos which can atleast copy a minimal lilo , wherein, atleast we
> could
> > give a "root=/boot/KERNEL" etc... because, otherwise , without a boot
> > floppy, its a chicken and egg problem. you need lilo for linux, and linux
> > for lilo. !!
> >
> > thanx
> > vavi
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > hi charmie this is
> > > kshounish
> > > just boot with disk and after enterring into linux
> > > just do#lilo
> > > if it shows something with 1024 cylineder then try to
> > > install linux iwithin 8 gb or use loadlin option
> > > or else if it doesnt show u error that means it will
> > > overrride the mbr u  have to run lilo once.
> >
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Jaswinder Singh Kohli
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