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Thread ID: 29975 2003-02-07 09:34:00 Re installing LILO nz_liam (845) Press F1
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119138 2003-02-07 11:12:00 Looks like you need to hit the Administrator tab to enable alterations ;) Gorela (901)
119139 2003-02-07 11:15:00 Yea I know about the admin tab, it dosent help either, and it looks like the 'pre' bug struck my last post so ill just paste it normally (man this forum is buggy).

boot=Insert_your_boot_device_here
prompt
timeout=50
message=/boot/message
root=/dev/hda3

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-14
label="2.4.18-14"
root=/dev/hda3
read-only
initrd="/boot/initrd-2.4.18-14.img"

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-14debug
label="2.4.18-14"
root=/dev/hda3
read-only
initrd="/boot/initrd-2.4.18-14debug.img"

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-19.8.0uml
label="2.4.18-19.8.0"
root=/dev/hda3
read-only

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-24.8.0
label="2.4.18-24.8.0"
root=/dev/hda3
read-only
initrd="/boot/initrd-2.4.18-24.8.0.img"

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-24.8.0debug
label="2.4.18-24.8.0"
root=/dev/hda3
read-only
initrd="/boot/initrd-2.4.18-24.8.0debug.img"

image=/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage
label="Linux_Compiled"
root=/dev/hda3
read-only
optional
nz_liam (845)
119140 2003-02-07 11:20:00 Are you dual/multi booting Red Hat Linux with Windows9X/2000/XP?
Or is it Linux Just by itself.

I had similar problem but with multi booting RH8 with Win2000/XP.
The Linux wouldnt appear in Boot menu as it was using NT Boot loader.

if you are multibooting then let me know.

Cheers
pluto (2246)
119141 2003-02-07 11:23:00 Okay :)

It looks to me that all you need to alter is the first line so it reads

boot=/dev/hda3
prompt
timeout=50
mes sage=/boot/message
root=/dev/hda3

Let me know....
Gorela (901)
119142 2003-02-07 11:25:00 That hda3 does look an awful lot like a dual boot! Gorela (901)
119143 2003-02-07 11:31:00 I am dualbooting with Windows NT 5 (2k), sorry if i forgot to mention it. nz_liam (845)
119144 2003-02-07 11:43:00 Okay dude, hang fire a sec and I'll check the comp with the same config. Gorela (901)
119145 2003-02-07 11:43:00 Try this

Boot into Linux.
Copy the file : "bootsect.lnx" to your floppy.

The file is located in your boot partition. If you cant find, just do a search from Linux.

Boot back into Windows 2000 and copy "bootsect.lnx" into your system partition.

Edit the boot.ini file which is sitting in your system partition
to something like this

c:\bootsect.lnx="RedHat Linux 8.0"
Depending on your label for system partition


Now boot PC and your NT loader should show "Red hat Linux 8.0"
So when you select this you go into LILO boot Loader from where you start Linux.

there could be two reasons why you didnt see LILO loader upon booting.
You didnt install LILO at all or maybe you installed it to first sector of boot partition and hence the MBR which has NT boot loader kicks in first

Hope this helps. This is what i did anyways.

Cheers
pluto (2246)
119146 2003-02-07 11:56:00 Ok, I'll give that a try now. :) nz_liam (845)
119147 2003-02-07 12:00:00 Actually I dont have the bootsect.lnx file, this (sal.neoburn.net) is whats I've got. nz_liam (845)
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