Dissapearing LILO

[Agent007]

After installing LILO (on MBR) on a system with Windows installed, it seems to dissapear totally after a few days and Windows loads automatically. Note that the MBR is NOT cleared on purpose and Windows is not installed after Linux. Has anyone come across this problem? Why does LILO get uninstalled automatically? Also, how can LILO be re-installed on the MBR or on the first sector of the HDD without going through the setup process again?

Thanks,
007

[RudeCat7]

Are you running anti-virus?

These programs like to "fix" your MBR when they scan your system.

That's why it's a good idea to write your LILO configuration to a floppy. The SuSe distro let's you  do a rescue boot so you can rewrite the LILO record to the MBR again.

[Agent007]

hi,

Which antivirus? Is it the one in windows or bios? Btw,mcafee didnt notify that its gonna fix the MBR
Thanks
007

[Pantso]

The problem is that the boot sectors in LILO contain a byte sequence similar to boot sector viruses. If you used a virus scanner it most propably claimed to have detected the AIRCOP boot sector virus in files such as /boot/chain.b etc. If you didn't make a boot floppy during your Linux installation, you're in trouble, since LILO is not written in the MBR of your hard drive any more.

[KernelPanic]

Norton Antivirus, is good with Linux. After you install it asks you whether the change to the MBR was authorised or not. If you say it was then it leaves it aone and update it's 'safe MBR' image.

[RudeCat7]

McAfee is deadlyyyyy!!!!!It will reach the deepest corners of your Windows MBR and if you do something weird without disabling McAfee, look out!

Norton is safer and Linux friendly, doesn't work on Linux though.........

.......................are you thinking?

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