Reinstalling LILO?

moosegoose · 11-09-2005, 09:14 PM

I just had to reinstall Windows, and my Linux partition is still there. Can I put LILO back on so I can get back into my slackware install?

If so, how?

MQMan · 11-10-2005, 12:25 AM

In which case, I'm guessing that you had lilo in the MBR, and it was already configured to choose between WinBlows and Linux.

So, you'll need to boot a Linux system from somewhere. Maybe the Slack CD, or Knoppix. Then mount your original Slack partition somewhere. Then its: lilo -r <mount point>

Cheers,
Eddie

rkrishna · 11-10-2005, 12:53 AM

i used slax live cd and booted into machine
so the slax wil mount your harddisk partition in /mnt/diskpartX
you could check it then do
chroot /mnt/diskpartX
then run lilo #/sbin/lilo
(lilo will check what is written in lilo.conf)

u could use slackware cd itself to boot into computer at the boot prompt ie,
boot:
bare.i root=/dev/hdaX noinitrd ro (where X is ur hard disk partition no)

i think running lilo wil do the job
#/sbin/lilo

moosegoose · 11-10-2005, 04:55 PM

Alright, I will give it a try. Thanks.

mjjzf · 11-11-2005, 02:22 AM

I have done this occasionally, but I have merely used the Slackware CD to boot into the existing Slackware system and do a 'liloconfig'. That requires less work.

Thanotos · 11-11-2005, 02:35 PM

This has worked for me ...
insert Slackware disk 1 and follow the commands:

code:
mkdir /mnt/slackware
mount /dev/hdd2(or whatever you use) /mnt/slackware
chroot /mnt/slackware
source /etc/profile
/sbin/lilo
init6

Essentially you are copying the lilo file from the CD avoiding a re-install.

Good luck