On Tue, 2 Feb 2010 20:48:46 -0500 (EST), PETER EASTHOPE wrote: > How does this sound? > * Boot from the Lenny installer CD and go into rescue mode. > * In the page entitled "Rescue operations" do "Execute a shell in /dev/hda1". > (The system on /dev/hda1 is Squeeze as described previously.) > * apt-get install lilo > I've never installed it. With any luck installation to the MBR > & configuration will be automated processes. > * Reboot. >
I've never actually done this exact thing under these exact circumstances; so I'm going from memory, but here's what I'm thinking. Ideally you want to boot from a rescue CD that runs the same kernel release as a kernel installed on your hard drive, so that modules for your running kernel can be found in /lib/modules/ after the switch from the initial RAM file system as / to the permanent root file system as /. I'd try the Squeeze/Sid installer or the "daily build" installer to try to get a kernel match. And you want to specify the root file system as the same partition as what would normally be mounted as root. Something like Rescue root=... If you can't get a kernel match, then run the installer in expert mode up to the point where you partition disks, invoke a shell, mount the normal root file system somewhere, then do a chroot to that place in the file system. For example, if you mount it on /mnt, then do chroot /mnt to get a nested shell that treats the "normal" root file system as the root partition. Then do your "apt-get install lilo" After installation, check out /etc/lilo.conf and compare with the documentation man lilo.conf Once you've got your config file tuned up, issue the command lilo with no operands to rewrite the MBR. > Can the grub packages be left installed? Yes. However, I recommend that you purge them for the following reasons: (1) It's broken anyway. That's why you're installing lilo, right? (2) If a kernel upgrade subsequently occurs, the post-install scripts might get confused as to what boot loader to run (3) You can always install it again if you need to > Any corrections or tips? Anybody else out there have any corrections or tips? Did I overlook something? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
