Pre-existing GRUB eats LILO on fresh install of SW13
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Pre-existing GRUB eats LILO on fresh install of SW13
Hello!
I seem to have successfully installed Slackware 13 on my EeePC 900, but some previous *buntu left a nasty grub mess that makes Lilo not load, and which itself does not load anything. It tells me, "Error 17". I've looked at other posts about this error, but I've not yet found a solution that seems relevant. I didn't make a partition for /boot, but I made the one for / bootable.
I like Grub more than Lilo, so I'd prefer if Grub worked out.
Could you please help me fix it?
Last edited by anarchic_birdsong; 11-04-2009 at 02:29 AM.
Actually Grub's been giving me some error ever since I last tried to install a different *buntu (which failed b/c of Bios problems). I'd been meaning to try Slackware and this was an opportunity. So, simply, after completing the install I reboot and on boot Grub tells me it's loading and then error 17.
Did you install LILO to the MBR or on the root partition? If it was installed to the root partition this is why GRUB is still loading. You can use this to clear out the MBR (get rid of GRUB)
Did you install LILO to the MBR or on the root partition? If it was installed to the root partition this is why GRUB is still loading. You can use this to clear out the MBR (get rid of GRUB)
I don't think there was an option on the installer for Lilo installation, so I assumed it was automatic.
On trying your line of code, terminal tells me that sda (or hda) is not a directory.
Last edited by anarchic_birdsong; 11-04-2009 at 03:06 AM.
I don't think there was an option on the installer for Lilo installation, so I assumed it was automatic.
On trying your line of code, terminal tells me that sda (or hda) is not a directory.
Sorry, I threw in an extra slash after the device name, should read "/dev/hda" instead of "/dev/hda/".
If you chose to install the LILO package, the setup utility should have prompted you to set up LILO...maybe you missed it? If you're running off the install CD, liloconfig may be in a diff place.
Sorry, I threw in an extra slash after the device name, should read "/dev/hda" instead of "/dev/hda/".
If you chose to install the LILO package, the setup utility should have prompted you to set up LILO...maybe you missed it? If you're running off the install CD, liloconfig may be in a diff place.
Try "find / -name "liloconfig"
I'm running off a USB version of the iso, running find does not find anything having "lilo" or "grub" in it.
Last edited by anarchic_birdsong; 11-04-2009 at 03:22 AM.
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Pre-existing GRUB eats LILO on fresh install of SW13
