Re: How to install lilo to the MBR?

joe wrote:
> .
> Searching the 'net for answers, I found the information copied
> below (my question, then, is at the bottom, after this):
>
> If the LILO files have already been removed ... try using the DOS fdisk
> program to rebuild the master boot record with this command (from a DOS boot
> floppy):
>

>     * fdisk /mbr 

>
> LILO Usage At boot time, LILO will present you with a boring prompt:
>
> LILO:
>
> If you do nothing, LILO will wait the amount of time specified in its
> configuration file and then boot the default operating system image. You can
> choose an operating system image to boot by typing its label here. If you
> can't remember what the labels are, press the TAB key to see a list. The
> default image is normally labelled "linux". If your lilo.conf was built by the
> Linux setup program, you may also have one called "dos" that boots the DOS or
> Windows partition.
>
> If you need to pass special parameters to the Linux kernel, you can do it by
> typing them after the image name. For example, if you need to login to Linux
> in single-user mode to repair a damaged system (or because you forgot the root
> password), you can type:
>

>     * linux single 

>
> Or if that fails, try:
>

>     * linux 1 

>
> ----------------
>
> Is this ... fdisk /mbr ... something I could/should try?
>
> Could I do this from the Windows booted partition rather than
> from a windows boot floppy?
>
> Is there any risk of damage or worse to my Linux partitions
> and data?
>

I'd hold off on this.

--
-Eric 'shubes'
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