My System is a "EFI Firmware Settings"
what this means is that on new Computers Windows uses the EFI Firmware to block ALL Non-Windows Signature Software from Booting and from
Writing to the MBR
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Originally Posted by keefaz
The Lilo install question is at the end of the Slackware setup, so at this point all OS is installed (but not lilo)
That's why I suggested to verify using the usb disk to boot from Slackware installation Live OS, then mount /dev/sda1 of HD and check content
If all is installed, you can install Lilo from here but at first verify /dev/sda1 content
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You must take the following steps to allow you to write to the MBR with LILO
For you to make changes to the UEUI Firmware you need to boot in "SAFE MODE" this is not a simple thing as Windows does not make this information avaiable to the public " Don't ask where I got it and I won't have to kill you" {GRINZ}
To get to SAFE MODE "shutdown" the computer for 3 min. th turn it back on and let it boot as it always does.
At the Login window rather than typing in your password and logging in go to the right hand side bottom and hit the button for "RESTART"
While holding the "SHIFT" hit the Restart Button and the system will re-boot into "Safe Mode"
Once you are in "SAFE MODE" the following option is given
"Recovery" and 2 buttons to choose from
"see advanced repair options"
"Restart My PC"
Hit Button "see advanced repair options"you will get a screen that says " Choose An Option"
1} "Continue" 2} "Troubleshoot" 3} " Turn Off Your PC"
Choose "Advanced settings" you will then get another screen with the following choices on it
1}Systems Restore" 2" Systems Recovery" 3} systems repair 4}"Command Prompt" 5}" Startup settings UEFI Firmware settings"
hit Startup settings UEFI Firmware settings" You will get
"Restart change EUFI Settings" or "Reboot"
Hit Restart It will take you onto the BIO's Setup Utility
Goto Boot Disable Fast Boot and Disable Boot manager option 1
Hit F-10 ans save and exit
and again boot into "safe mode" and when loaded hit "start" hit "Run" when the command prompt comes up type in msconfig it takes you to an Advanced Options screen Choose "Boot"
the following are now presented
"Safe Boot"
"No GUI Boot"
"Boot Log
I turned off "Safe Boot" {this turns off the UEFI Firmware}
and I want a log file of the boots on my Computer"
And then set the "Time Out"Default is 30 sec
then hit "RESTART"
you now have disabled the UEFI Firmware on your computer
Run setup again
and setup Swap and Linux and Windows and USB
when prompted Write to MBR it will now write and you can continue to write both Linux and Windows to the MBR Continue with the rest of the setup and at the end " Exit Setup"
then hit " CTRL ALT DEL"
restarts the computer ans when it comes up it ow presents you te choice to boot
"Windows" or Linux
and upon default will reboot the system you chose to boot first after time out
ENJOY YOUR SLACKWARE 14.2 System...
I am out of here like a fat kid playing dodge ball
LATER VADER...