How to install lilo to the MBR?

[Eric "Shubes"]

Joe, I presume you still have bootmagic installed.

I found some instructions for bootmagic here:
http://www.samspublishing.com/library/content.asp?b=red_hat_linux7&seqNum=36&rl=1
Never mind that it says redhat, it's lilo that's important for your 
situation.

When you go through the bootmagic installation, can you click on the 
Advanced box and get to the window as in Figure 3.2? If so, select your 
hda6, and follow the directions from there to make it the default.

Let us know how you make out.

joe wrote:
> .
> While I appreciate all the suggestions that PLUG friends have 
> offered, I am still stuck with no solution to the subject issue. 
> 
> So, I am going to begin preparing a recap, as concise as possible, 
> the essential facts pertaining to this problem on a web page with 
> ongoing updates and links to applicable exhibits until some solution 
> can be found.
> 
> To begin, I've placed a screen-capture jpg of a qtparted chart
> of my system's primary hard drive at this URL:
> 
>     http://www.fixaim.com/temp/partitions.jpg
> 
> Since we do know that LILO was previously able to boot the hda6
> partition on which my main Linux system resides, I cannot understand
> why it would not be possible to reinstall that exact same LILO someplace
> where it can once again do the exact same thing that it had been doing
> successfully for months before simply booting Windows apparently blew
> it away yesterday morning.
> 
> Thanks again to all who have tried to offer help. 
> 
> joe at actionline.com -- 480-325-5055 
> 


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-Eric 'shubes'