Re: lilo probs

mike hoy wrote:
> hi,
>
> i installed gentoo and chose grub.
>
> when i rebooted lilo was still there.
>
> for an experiment i deleted an entire hdd and lilo was
> still there. i guess it's hard to delete the mbr..
>
> anyway how does one completely wipeout a hdd with
> linux?
>
> i don't want my old lilo on my hdd.
>
> question: do i have to install lilo again instead of
> grub so that the old lilo will be gone?
>
> confused,,
>
> mike h
>
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Mike,
These types of questions are very educational for the group. It's often
enlighening to see what problems others encounter, and more importantly
the solutions.

I went to google and searched on "Linux remove mbr". The very first hit
was at M$, of all places: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315224
I think you'll find a satisfactory answer there.

From what it says, lilo can be removed from the MBR of a drive with
"lilo -u /dev/hda" (substitute appropriate drive designation). It
doesn't say how to remove the actual MBR, and I don't know how/why to do
that.

Hope that helps!

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