In linux.debian.user, you wrote:
> Christian Eckert wrote:
>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: Mike Alborn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>To: Christian Eckert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Cc: Debian-User-List <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
>>Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 7:04 PM
>>Subject: Re: some questions about lilo
>>
>>Thank you for the help!
>>
>>What I've learnt:
>>The first bootloader (e.g. lilo) is only installable at the first
>>harddisk,
>>either in the MBR or in any boot-block of its bootable partition,
>>according to the line 'boot=/dev/sda' or 'boot=/dev/sdaXX' in
>>lilo.conf.
>>But:
>>If I comment out the the line 'boot=/dev/sda' or change it to
>>'boot=/dev/sda1'(supposed sda1 is a bootable partition),
>>rerun lilo and reboot. Will the MBR in this case be cleared and
>>ready for the installation of another bootloader ?
>>
>>cheers
>>Christian
>>
>>
>>
>>
> no. the boot record in MBR will remain the way it was last written. in
> fact you can maintain the MBR with a different lilo config file using
>
> lilo -C /etc/lilo-mbr.conf
>
> have you looked at grub? it's much easier to use and more flexible.
>
> daryl
>
To restore the mbr to the original you normally do '/sbin/lilo -u', but in
your case you have LILO installed in two places; so I think you need to
include the device name '/sbin/lilo -u /dev/sda' I got this from 'man lilo'
-u [device-name]
Uninstall lilo by copying the saved boot sector
back. The '-s' and '-C' switches may be used with
this option. The device-name is optional. A time-
stamp is checked.
Anita
