Subj : Re: need help with lilo
To   : alt.linux,alt.os.linux,comp.os.linux
From : ray
Date : Tue Oct 19 2004 11:17 pm

On Tue, 19 Oct 2004 20:23:25 +0000, s a n j a y wrote:

> I have three different distros (debian, gentoo and mandrake) along with 
> windows xp installed on one large hard disk. As it is an old desktop which 
> does not support large hard drives, I have seperate boot partition for every 
> OS, including windows, within 7 gb limit (300 mbs each) and root partitions 
> installed after 7 gig.
> 
> Everything was working fine before I decided to compile my debian kernel. 
> After installing new kernel, i wrote lilo.conf file and installed lilo in 
> MBR. I screwed up and now debian does not boot up. I am wondering whether 
> any of you know how to fix lilo.conf and install it in MBR without 
> reinstalling debian.
> 
> I tried booting up in rescue mode with debian CD and writing new lilo.conf 
> and running /sbin/lilo, but it somehow did not overwrite MBR.
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> sanjay

That should work if you 'chroot' to the root of the master distro (I guess
Debian in your case) and then do 'lilo'.

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