This is the scenario. 1 pc 1st hd win2k server 2nd hd redhat 9. dual boot using LILO. win2k crashes and unable to repair. boot to redhat make boot disk then reboot using win2k setup disks and reinstall win2k no problem. boot back to redhat with disk type lilo as root and get fatal error "no images have been deined" I'm at a loss can any1 help. ican still boot redhat but would like LILO back!!!
Thanx in advance

Could you please post your /etc/lilo.conf?

Hope this helps you my Lilo.conf file

boot = /dev/hda
map = /boot/map
timeout = 50
linear
prompt
message = /boot/message
default = 2.4.20-8
vga = normal
root = /dev/hdb2
read-only
install=/boot/boot.b
image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.20-8
label = RedHat9
append = "hdc=ide-scsi hdd=ide-scsi root=LABEL=/"
initrd = /boot/initrd-2.4.20-8. img
other = /dev/hda1
label = WIN2K
optional

thanx

To re-install LILO

su
root password

then type

/sbin/lilo

Ive noticed from your lilo.conf file that you originally installed lilo to you MBR - the boot = directive is still pointing to your MBR

Running the map installer will install LILO to your MBR

Be careful doing this again because LILO will be your main bootloader in your MBR and you said you had problems before with the dual boot - under this scenario you might only be able to boot into Linux - its up yo you.

Thanx for the advice but can u tell me about the map installer!!! the dual boot originally worked without any problems til i had to reinstall win2k

Thanx skyline but how do you go about running the map installer!!! I've ran lilo as root and just get a fatal error no images defined. Can anyone shed some light PLEASE!!!!!

Check if you have such file. You may need to add '.img' at the end.

Hi James.Farrow

To run the map installer simply open up a terminal - become the root user by typing "su" then press enter - then type root password, then press enter and then type

/sbin/lilo


and then press enter

The Map installer essentially does 2 things - it re-installs the bootloader section of LILO to whatever is specified in the boot = directive at the top of lilo.conf, also it rebuilds the map file adn installs it in the boot sector specified by the boot= directive ( the map file simply contains the raw locations of the kernel images etc on the hard disk) the bootloader part of LILO doesnt access a filesystem as such - it is configured to read the map file.

re-post if you need to.

Thanx for the help so far but I'm afraid no further forward. still get error saying no images defined. any suggestions, i'm logged in as root....

thanx for all your time and replies, much appreciated. anyway deceided to re-write lilo.conf using a sample dual boot file from a mag and replacing the relevant info!!! then ran lilo...............no errors! rebooted with anticapation and...it WORKED! everything back to normal b4 i decided to arse about with it! Thanx again