[GLLUG] Removing Lillo changes to MBR

[William Bembeneck]

I tried uninstalling Lilo, but it said that it wasn't installed.
I tried to install Lilo, but it complains about a map file.

I have two map files in the /boot folder. A System.map and a System <bunch of numbers>.map . the command ls is also just showing a file called map.

Should one of those be specified in the lilo command?

Also, if I install, then uninstall, will it restore the mbr and boot sectors to how it was before I installed Lilo the first time?

Thanks to all for your replies sofar.

Seth

> You can uninstall LILO from the MBR by using `lilo -u /dev/hda` (where
> /dev/hda is the device name of the disk where LILO is installed).  It
> should restore the MBR in the process.  This may be tricky if you are
> unable to boot to the Linux install that is affected by this problem.
> One way around it might be to use Knoppix or another bootable Linux CD.
> You may also be able to mount the /boot and /etc partitions of your hard
> drive and re-install LILO using `lilo -i
> /path/to/hd/boot/partition/boot.b -C
> /path/to/hd/etc/partition/lilo.conf`.
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> PaulM
> 
> PS - If all else fails, you can completely wipe the MBR using DOS/Win
> `FDISK /MBR`
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: William Bembeneck [mailto:sbembeneck at characterlink.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 1:24 PM
> To: GLLUG
> Subject: [GLLUG] Removing Lillo changes to MBR
> 
> 
> I have a 160 GB hard drive divided into two partions, running XP w/Roxio
> GoBack.
> 
> I added a 40GB hard drive and installed Linux on it, having the Lillo
> install to the MBR.
> 
> Now, Goback isn't working and I can't get into XP. GoBack has done some
> thing to the MBR and partition tables so that my two partions look like
> one big one.
> 
> Lillo is not running now.
> 
> I tried using XP's recovery console to fix the boot record. Nothing
> I've done every thing that tech support for Goback has told me nothing.
> 
> Is it possible to restore the MBR to how it was before Lillo was
> installed?
> 
> For some reason, my boot disk does not work, (it never has from the
> beginning). If I have to get into linux?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Seth
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