Windows 2000 and RedHat 8.0 on HP Pavilion

[Melroy Rodrigues]

Thanks Bob,

I did that but for some reason, it goes directly to
load Linux again.

Melroy

--- Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure at earthlink.net>
wrote:

> On Sun, Aug 08, 2004 at 06:01:18PM -0700, Melroy
> Rodrigues wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I have installed Windows 2000 and Red Hat Linux
> 8.0
> > but for some reason LILO does not show  up. I had
> > selected it when I installed Lunix. I know there
> is a
> > way I can get in as a root and run LILO to fix
> this
> > but I am unaware of how to get in as root or any
> other
> > user as right now when I boot I got directly to
> > windows. I do have the installation disks with me
> and
> > had used them earlier to rectify the same problem
> > earlier. There is a command I can use at the boot:
> > prompt but my mind is failing me now.
> > 
> > Please advise.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Melroy
> 
> Windoze has probably stomped on your LILO boot
> loader.  Boot with your
> RH install disk 1 to "rescue mode" (at the boot
> prompt, put "linux
> rescue".  It will look for your linux installation
> and mount it on
> /mnt/sysimage, if you let it.  Once at the shell
> prompt, do this:
> 
>   chroot /mnt/sysimage
>   lilo
> 
> That should work without complaints.  Then
> 
>   exit
>   exit
> 
> Yep, twice.  Once to get out of the chroot shell,
> and once to reboot.
> Pop out the CD.  You should get a LILO prompt.
> 
> Cheers,
> -- 
> Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems,
> Inc.
> robertmcclure at earthlink.net  http://www.bobcatos.com
> Grace happens.
> 
> 
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