the prblem was that when i booted linux, i got ascreen full of 00 00 00
etc...
i loaded linux using loadlin and did: lilo -u
that solved the problem....
now, what do i do??
hda1 is dos
hda2 is a v. small partiotion /boot
hdb1 is dos
hdc1 is linux
help!!!
MS
> guy keren wrote:
>
> > the basic idea is to boot your system from a floppy (or a rescue CD -
for
> > example, if you have the red-hat 6.2 instal CD, you may boot your PC off
> > of t, and when it gives you te first prompt, type 'linux recue'). if you
> > don't posess a rescue disk, you may download one off the network. a good
> > one is tom's boot-root kit, but there are many others as well - make a
> > search for 'linux rescue floppy' in some search engine and you'll find
> > one.
>
> Another way to do this is to make a boot floppy and keep it around. Use
> mkbootdisk to create it. It does not have to be the latest, but the
> kernel has to support the root disk device and file system. e.g. ide and
> ext2.
>
> You then boot the floopy and at the lilo prompt type:
>
> linux root=/dev/hda1 r/o
> ^^^^
>
> Replace hda1 with the appropriate partition.
>
> When the system boots, log in as root and run lilo.
>
> Geoff.
> --
> Geoffrey S. Mendelson
> Tel: (03) 6944-211 Fax: (03) 6944-225 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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