Re: attempted windows install, linux won't boot

2001-05-04 Thread Rob Mahurin
On Fri, May 04, 2001 at 07:20:52PM -0700, Forrest English wrote: > > 1. i tried to install win98 to play games > 2. it decided it wouldn't get through the setup. locked 4 times. > 3. so, i put in my debian cd > 3. rescue root=/dev/hda5 > 4. it boots up, all good... > 5. login, re-run lilo > 6. lil

Re: attempted windows install, linux won't boot

2001-05-04 Thread Forrest English
On Fri, 4 May 2001 22:34:41 -0500 (CDT), Petr [Dingo] Dvorak whispered to the router: !! !! either add 'install=/boot/boot.b' line in /etc/lilo.conf and rerun lilo, or run !! /sbin/install-mbr and then rerun lilo, then reboot, and as long the win 98 is !! on 1st primary partition and linux on 2n

Re: attempted windows install, linux won't boot

2001-05-04 Thread Petr \[Dingo\] Dvorak
On 4 May 2001, Forrest English wrote: FE> FE> 1. i tried to install win98 to play games FE> 2. it decided it wouldn't get through the setup. locked 4 times. FE> 3. so, i put in my debian cd FE> 3. rescue root=/dev/hda5 FE> 4. it boots up, all good... FE> 5. login, re-run lilo FE> 6. lilo seems to

attempted windows install, linux won't boot

2001-05-04 Thread Forrest English
1. i tried to install win98 to play games 2. it decided it wouldn't get through the setup. locked 4 times. 3. so, i put in my debian cd 3. rescue root=/dev/hda5 4. it boots up, all good... 5. login, re-run lilo 6. lilo seems to work fine. 7. i reboot 8. I9990305 is all that apears where i expe