"Iuri Sampaio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I guess you just need to install and it > must overwrite lilo. > > $grub-install > > An advice, you should always keep a copy of your boot loader system (GRUB)in > another place else instead of mbr(master boot sector), a floppy is a good > way. > > Joseph Smidt wrote: >> I just installed Debian. Grub failed to load but lilo worked. Now >> that everything is installed, how do I replace lilo with grub?
1. Which release of Debian did you install? Where did you get the installation CD? When the installation CD boots, press the F1 key for a HELP screen; at the top of the screen is a line telling the release and CD build date. 2. Recent releases of Debian install GRUB; LILO is NOT installed. If GRUB somehow fails to install or be configured properly, the system does not boot, there is no "fall-back" to LILO. 3. You do NOT need a backup copy of the MBR (master boot RECORD). If the MBR becomes corrupted (such as by a subsequent installation of Window$), the MBR can be restored by reinstalling GRUB. 4. What you SHOULD do eventually is make yourself a GRUB Boot CD (or a GRUB Boot Floppy) for diagnostic and emergency use. RLH -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
