Help me to restore the LoLO im the MBR...Forum: HD Install Topic: Help me to restore the LoLO im the MBR... started by: Fotograf Posted by Fotograf on Nov. 24 2003,17:29
After running Dualboot w2000 + DSL for a month somethinghappend to my MBR of the hdd...no more RED Lilo screen visible - just Wind 2000 starts....is it possible to fix that or I must hdd-install the DSL anew ? (no floppy drive) available on my Laptop - just a CD Rom and ohe hdd Posted by KevB on Nov. 24 2003,20:55
Yes you can restore it using your DSL CD. Boot up and mount the partition that DSL resides on, then run lilo to restore the boot loader.
Posted by Fotograf on Nov. 24 2003,22:31
To run LILO - but how exactly ?Presuming: sudo lilo (enter) from the command Line ? Will it restore all boot records automatically? Posted by DrWatt on Nov. 24 2003,23:43
Since you can't boot DSL off your HD without lilo, you will need to either boot off the live CD or floppies, which you have done at least once to do the original install. Once you are in DSL again get a terminal window and type:sudo -u root mkliloboot Tell it which partition your DSL install is on and it will reinstall lilo for you. This always worked for me anyway. Posted by Rv on Nov. 25 2003,03:44
run chroot your_partitionand then run lilo -v and it'll be cool Rv. Posted by KevB on Nov. 25 2003,15:43
That's what I meant, thanks for posting exact instructions. |