Hi

I´ve searched this forum for answer but didn´t find any so now i´m asking you guys.

I installed my slackware to my disk that also had windows on it. Now I reinstalled windows on the disk and my lilo is gone. Lilo was installed to the masterdisk and Im sure that I didn´t do anything wrong in the windows installation.

So my question is: How do I create a new lilo? Im using a laptop without a floppy drive and I cant get into linux just windows. Im considering on trying with knoppix if thats possible otherwise I hope someone can tell me how to do this from windows. Note that I cant reinstall just the lilo with my slackware dvd the only option is to reinstall the whole thing again =(

Thanks in advance!

Boot from your slack CD and proceed to the command prompt.
mount the existing slack partition and then 'chroot' to the mount point.
Make sure the /etc/lilo.conf is correct and rerun /sbin/lilo

Why not just use the CD to boot into the current system ???.
Being a new Slack user, this question piqued my interest, so just tried it. Works fine - currently posting from my system booted this way. Bypassed my boot-loader altogether.

Yea, do that instead, much easier then my fix. Just specify the root parrition at the lilo: prompt.

Thanks!

I'm at work now but i´ll try as soon as I get home!

So when a boot from my slack dvd I could just login to my regular user account and then startx? If thats the case it is awesome but I still would like to know how to create a new lilo so I don't need the disc every time.

Boot (install) CD 1, and read the text on the screen - do as it says to boot your system.
It will be your disk-based build, merely bypassing the boot-loader.

Use the instruction above from crabboy to re-install lilo. Couldn't be easier.

I´ve mounted my slack partition (only have one) opend lilo.conf with vi but it´s empty? Thats wierd huh? Btw I dont know how to " 'chroot' to the mount point.
Make sure the /etc/lilo.conf is correct and rerun /sbin/lilo"

Sorry for all the questions but I guess far to new to linux to be able to do this without help.

Here are the steps that I originaly suggested:

- boot from CD. Use the CDs root filesystem.
- # mount /dev/hda1 /mnt ( this is specific to your machine, it's the linux paritiion)
- # choot /mnt
- # cd /etc
- verify that lilo.conf is correct.
- # /sbin/lilo


As sysg00 suggests:

- Boot from CD and specify current root partition at lilo prompt.
- lilo: root=/dev/hda1
- # /sbin/lilo


You can see that mounting your root makes it much easier.