[CLUE-Tech] Stump the stiffs III: Wrecked MBRs

[Mike Staver]

Well, I can help you with LILO to restore it, about Grub, I don't know
it well enough, so maybe somebody can come up with the other half - with
LILO, do this:

Use your emergency boot disk to get back to linux.  Then, edit your
/etc/lilo.conf file to look how you want, and then run:

/sbin/lilo

Do it as root ofcourse, and you're problems are solved!  Yeah, I hate
windows installers always just assuming that I want to use their damned
NTLDR bootloader, which resides on the first partition of a windows box,
when using NT/2k/XP that is.

"David L. Willson" wrote:
> 
> The Question:  I had Linux dual-booting fine, but then I [re-]installed
> Windows {9x|XP} and now I don't get the {LILO|GRUB} boot-screens
> anymore.  In fact, I have to use the emergency disk to get into Linux at
> all!
> The Problem:  Windows destroyed (overwrote) the MBR.  (without asking)
> (those bastards)
> The Solution:  Restore the {LILO|GRUB} functionality.
> The Process:  This is the Stump the Stiffs part.  You tell me.  Your
> article must cover both LILO and GRUB, but can be two processes.
> 
> As usual, there is a prize for the best reply.  'Best', in this case,
> means that your suggestion works, is standards-based, and as simple as
> possible.  Your article should be understandable to a typical
> technician.
> 
> This time I will give away space on my server! Without further ado...
> The Prize:  One-year free 512MB personal/small-business account on
> Mailman.TheGeek.NU:  SSH, SCP, FTP, IMAP, WWW, etc.  Todd's probably
> going to kill me, but what the Heck...
> 
> David Willson
> MCT, MCSE, Network+, A+, Linux Enthusiast!
> http://TheGeek.NU
> 
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