How to install lilo to the MBR?

[joe]

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joe wrote:
> > Lilo is installed on my system, but it is not working. 
> > When I cold boot, it boots into an old Windows 98 partition 
> > (hda1) that I no longer use. 
> > 
> > So, what is the procedure and syntax to install lilo to 
> > the Master boot Record? 

Eric Shubes wrote: 
> Boot a rescue cd to the command prompt, then
> # /sbin/lilo -v
> That should write your lilo.conf to the MBR

Following the above instructions: 
/sbin/lilo -v 

Produced this response: 
"bash: /sbin/lilo: No such file or directory" 

So, I searched around and found lilo here: /mnt/sbin/lilo 
Then I tried /mnt/sbin/lilo -v 
and lilo ran, but gave this response: 

"/etc/lilo.conf: No such file or directory. 

the desired file is here: /mnt/etc/lilo.conf 

but what syntax must I use to get this to work?