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Operating Systems => Linux and UNIX => Topic started by: hnugz on 16 February 2003, 23:25

Title: nothing boots anymore...
Post by: hnugz on 16 February 2003, 23:25

I am trying to remove the boot loader which is lilo.  I did /sbin/lilo -u, rebooted, and now it says lilo is still there but it just scrolls 99 all across the screen.  Now I can't boot into win2k or mandrake linux.  What did I do wrong?  How can I fix this?

Title: nothing boots anymore...
Post by: beltorak0 on 17 February 2003, 00:15

so you removed your boot loader without ensuring that another would take it's place... oops.

goto slackware boot disks (http://ftp://slackware.linux.no/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/bootdisks) and read the instructions for using rawrite, and grab a kernel that matches your hardware.  create yourself a bootdisk using rawrite, and boot off it.  At the boot prompt, type "root=/dev/<your-linux-root-partition>".  Note that you probably will not have the correct modules for your kernel version, so i'd suggest installing a boot loader ASAP.

Note: if you are using a computer with linux installed, you don't need to use rawrite -- nor can you.  So just download the kernel, and "dd if=kernel of=/dev/fd0" to make your bootdisk.

[ February 16, 2003: Message edited by: beltorak ]

Title: nothing boots anymore...
Post by: KernelPanic on 17 February 2003, 00:23

I believe you can restore LILO with the 'rescue' function of Mandrake CD's. Havn't used mandrake in awhile, can't quite remember. Try it.

Title: nothing boots anymore...
Post by: hnugz on 17 February 2003, 21:34

many thanks for the help.  btw, what is the proper way to uninstall the boot loader?  in other words to remove lilo and have win2k just boot normally?

Title: nothing boots anymore...
Post by: Doogee on 17 February 2003, 21:37

hehe to just boot to win2k?? i doubt anyone will tell you this unless you gonna replace it with another bootloader to boot into linux (eg GRUB).
try windersBS