How to install lilo to the MBR?

[Eric "Shubes"]

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.

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-Eric 'shubes'