Windows 2000 and RedHat 8.0 on HP Pavilion

[Bob McClure Jr]

Please don't top-post.

Answer: Because it makes things hard to follow.

Question: Why should I not top-post?

I'll re-order this so that it makes sense.

On Mon, Aug 09, 2004 at 12:30:02PM -0700, Melroy Rodrigues wrote:
> --- 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.
> 
> Thanks Bob,
> 
> I did that but for some reason, it goes directly to
> load Linux again.
> 
> Melroy

You did pop out the CD before you rebooted, right?  Ya gotta do that.

Cheers,
-- 
Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.
robertmcclure at earthlink.net  http://www.bobcatos.com
Grace happens.