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Re: How to boot RedHat 4.1 with no lilo ??

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From: Michael James
Date: Sat, 24 May 1997 00:00
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Jason Allen wrote:
> 
> Here is my problem.....
> 
> I fully installed RedHat 4.1 to a second hd but the lilo installation
> failed forcing me to use a dos boot disk and replace the mbr. Hence I
> have no way of booting into linux.
> 
> I have tried using the RedHat supplied bootdisk and going into the
> "rescue" section but there is no lilo on this rescue set for me to
> install lilo :-/
> 
> How does one now boot into the copy of linux on my hd to install lilo or
> install lilo by some other method when you only have the redhat package
> (cd and 2 boot disks) available ??

Don't bother just use loadlin.

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From: Michael James <q9722124@mail.connect.usq.edu.au>
Subject: Re: How to boot RedHat 4.1 with no lilo ??
Date: 1997/05/24
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