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lilo error
Name: uberpete Date: November 26, 2004 at 08:53:44 Pacific OS: win 98se /vector linux 3. CPU/Ram: 233mhz/64
Comment:
i have this dual boot system two hard drives hda is win hdb is vectorlinux 3.2 (a standard slackware based) i can't install lilo or grub because nobody else wants a change in the boot order so when i install lilo to a floppy when i reboot it just goes li 99 99 99 99 99 99 .... but it boots the hard drive fine from the install disk this pentium has the f0 0f error
Name: anenefan Date: November 27, 2004 at 22:15:06 Pacific
Reply:
Hi
Similar problems are caused from imperfect diskettes. I have seen similar effects, when the lilo diskettes have not been used for a while. Run lilo again, and create a couple of lilo boot diskettes - use new or verified (scanned) diskettes.
Hopefully you can boot from them.
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Response Number 2
Name: Peeyush Maurya Date: November 28, 2004 at 17:51:22 Pacific
Reply:
search loadlin on google..
it uses windows 'boot.ini' file to load linux..so u dont have to write lilo/grub on MBR.. boot.ini will boot linu... so no headache about corrupted floppies
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