Linux - Newbie This Linux forum is for members that are new to Linux.
Just starting out and have a question?
If it is not in the man pages or the how-to's this is the place! |
Notices |
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
Are you new to LinuxQuestions.org? Visit the following links:
Site Howto |
Site FAQ |
Sitemap |
Register Now
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
|
|
07-02-2004, 07:21 AM
|
#1
|
Member
Registered: Jul 2004
Location: Parts Unknown
Distribution: Arch
Posts: 377
Rep:
|
LILO really, really likes the number 99
Now I've done it. I resized my Windows partition to make more room on my Linux partition, the whole repartitioning process when fine, but now when my PC boots up, I just see:
Code:
L 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99 99...(a lot more 99s)
I can still boot from a bootdisk, the partition is fine. LILO is just fubar.
Please advise.
|
|
|
07-02-2004, 08:23 AM
|
#2
|
Member
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: PA
Distribution: Fedora (latest git kernel)
Posts: 458
Rep:
|
did you try to copy the first 512 bytes of your root partition to win xp?
run this commnand # dd if=/dev/hda2 of=/tmp/bootsect.lnx bs=1 count=512
then cd /tmp
look for a file called bootsect.lnx. copy that file until a flash disk or a floppy disk.
Reboot your computer, boot into windows. copy bootsect.lnx to the root of your c drive.
then add this line to c:\boot.ini:
C:\bootsect.lnx="Slackware Linux"
reboot your computer and see if you can get into both linux and windows
|
|
|
07-02-2004, 08:25 AM
|
#3
|
Member
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Göteborg
Distribution: Arch Linux (current)
Posts: 553
Rep:
|
OK, good that you can boot up with a bootdisk. You probably just have to rewrite the MBR. Run lilo as root, then reboot and see what happens. You might have to mount -o remount,rw <your /boot partition here> to make it work.
|
|
|
07-02-2004, 09:25 AM
|
#4
|
Senior Member
Registered: Aug 2003
Location: Birkenhead/Britain
Distribution: Linux From Scratch
Posts: 2,073
Rep:
|
Yes, that's good advice, boot the CD and run lilo
|
|
|
07-02-2004, 08:14 PM
|
#5
|
Member
Registered: Jul 2004
Location: Parts Unknown
Distribution: Arch
Posts: 377
Original Poster
Rep:
|
Thanks guys, you all gave helpfull information. However, I decided that since I had only been using this Linux install a few days, and hadn't booted my Windows partition in over a week, that I'de just toast the whole mess and give Linux my entire disk. I was just waiting for a good reason to kill Windows for good. I did try your suggestions before doing so, though. They worked, and I thank you.
|
|
|
07-02-2004, 10:49 PM
|
#6
|
LQ Newbie
Registered: Jul 2004
Posts: 18
Rep:
|
I kept getting the '99's until I told lilo to install on the MBR. Then I decided once I was bored with Windows I would give the entire drive to Slackware. 90 gig for Linux. 5 for backup, and 1 for swap.
|
|
|
07-02-2004, 10:55 PM
|
#7
|
Member
Registered: Jul 2004
Location: Parts Unknown
Distribution: Arch
Posts: 377
Original Poster
Rep:
|
Quote:
Originally posted by BattousaiX
I kept getting the '99's until I told lilo to install on the MBR. Then I decided once I was bored with Windows I would give the entire drive to Slackware. 90 gig for Linux. 5 for backup, and 1 for swap.
|
96 Gigs? Very nice. I'm managing with two 4 Gig harddisks right now. Very sad, I know.
|
|
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:43 AM.
|
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.
|
Latest Threads
LQ News
|
|