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Old 05-14-2004, 12:36 PM   #1
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how to wipe out Lilo

hello

Just in case I need to wipe Lilo off I'd like to know how to do it eather from the MBR or from Linux Super Block.. thanks
 
Old 05-14-2004, 12:55 PM   #2
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from command line..........

Code:
removepkg lilo<version>.tgz
 
Old 05-14-2004, 02:45 PM   #3
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Hmmm, I would have thought that only removed the lilo app, not the lilo bootloader installed to mbr or root.

lilo -u /dev/hda will restore it to saved version of the mbr. or you can use dos boot disk and type fdisk /mbr
 
  


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