Lilo.conf confusion

[Jean Sagi]

Another tip,

Do a dd of your MBR prior to anything... I think it is the first 512 
bytes of your hard drive

J.


Myles Green wrote:
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> Jean Sagi <jeansagi at uniweb.net.co> wrote:
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> 
>>In any case have a Knoppix/Damn small CD near you... it won't hurt.
> 
> 
> Hi Jesus,
> Yes, I've always got a rescue disk close at hand these days, especially
> since my memory started going bad - funny how a brain injury can sneak
> up on you like that :-( 
> 
> 
>>Other alternative is to install lilo on a floppy, if it fails the no 
>>problem if it works then doin' it on the hd presumably won't fail.
> 
> 
> Hmm... the last time I saw a floppy around here it was being used as a
> coaster for a certain bubbly refreshment...
>  
> 
>>The thing is that I don't know how to do this from the command line 
>>(I've done it from Mandrake gui).
> 
> 
> LOL, there you go. For some reason I never even thought about a GUI
> tool. it's weird, I can remember some things without trying and when I
> want to remember, poof! nadda, flat-line.
> 
> Thanks to those who dropped a hint here and there, I've got things
> pretty much figured out. I still need to get the WinXP entry sorted out
> yet but there's no pressure, I haven't booted that partiton in months
> anyway.
> 
> Thanks again!
> - -- 
> Myles Green <rmg57 at telus dot net> Calgary AB Canada
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