Installing LILO in the boot sector? - XTREME-SOURCE

paddymail · 07-28-2006, 11:04 AM

Ok, I've seen a few so called guides for this problem.. but it doesn't tell you how to get to that point.. is it done at the same time you install your OS, or can you do it after you've installed the OS.

The reason I'm asking is because I've installed GAG boot manager.. and can't enable fedora to boot.. after a little more reading I found out why.. see above.

So I uninstalled GAG and now can't boot into fedora... why the hell can't things be simple, LOL.

So, I will have to re-install fedora again I guess, just want to know if I have to do something during the install process to get LILO into the boot sector... thanks.

paddymail · 07-28-2006, 12:52 PM

Yep, that just earned you a 3 day ban for posting a useless reply...

PTU · 07-28-2006, 12:58 PM

paddy has the power, paddy when you get it all working you will have to do a full review for us

punqewe · 07-28-2006, 01:06 PM

fedora as well as most newer dostros have the option to install either Lilo or Grub...both are boot loaders that the OS will install for you. You just choose where you want to install it,and it will do it automaticly.

Personally I like Grub.

paddymail · 07-28-2006, 01:07 PM

@P - Yeah I will no worries.. I could do with "a guide" myself right now.. wish I could go forward in time and read my own guide, LOL

@punqewe - thanks for the link http://www.samspublishing.com/articl...&seqNum=3&rl=1

PTU · 07-28-2006, 01:08 PM

that would be cool "installed date 28/7 using paddy's guide dated 05/08"

paddymail · 07-28-2006, 01:26 PM

LOL - yeah that'd be neat..

Here's some info I got from an article, it has the info I need

Quote:

Fedora will work well with other operating systems, but the reverse is not always true. If you need specialized help with configuring a dual-boot system, check various HOWTOs at http://www.tldp.org for hints and tips.

Select the GRUB boot loader. GRUB is typically installed in the MBR of the first IDE hard drive in a PC. However, the boot loader can also be installed in the first sector of the Linux boot partition, or even not installed on the hard drive. (In which case, you'll need to create a boot floppy during the install; see "Create a Boot Disk," later in this chapter.) Note that you can also backtrack through the install process to change any settings.

Figure 3.12Figure 3.12 Select whether you want to use a boot loader and configure other boot options.

Note that you can assign a password for the boot loader. If you choose to use this option, you will need to enter a password at the GRUB boot screen (see the section "Login and Shutdown" at the end of this chapter for information on graphical logins). Carefully note the password! It does not have to be the same password used to log in, but if you password protect booting through your computer's BIOS and use a boot loader password here, you will subsequently need to enter three passwords (BIOS, boot loader, and login) in order to access Linux. Type in a password of at least eight characters twice (once on each line); then click OK or Cancel to exit the dialog.

If you click the Configure Advanced Boot Loader Options button, you're asked for arguments to pass to the Linux kernel before booting. Kernel arguments are used to enable or disable various features of Linux at boot time. If you install the source to the Linux kernel, you'll find documentation about the more than 200 different kernel arguments in the file kernel-parameters.txt under the /usr/src/linux/Documentation directory.

Click Next to set your boot loader configuration. You'll then proceed to network interface configuration, as shown in Figure 3.13.

punqewe · 07-30-2006, 12:42 AM

I usually put the boot loader on the MBR....then if you wanna take out the boot loader you just put in your windows disk and when it gets to the first interactive screen you choose Repair.

Then you goto your black "debug" type screen where you put in your admin password then it asks you what OS you wanna fix and usually it's number 1. After you select the OS it asks you what you wanna do,this is where you enter the command FIXMBR. This will then re write the MBR to original status and you will then have a stock boot up.

Easy as pie.

NOTE:\ it might ask the admin password after you select the OS....it's been awhile.

paddymail · 07-30-2006, 02:03 AM

Well, that's the main reason I want to use GAG instead.. it sits in the MBR instead of windows/linux boot options.. and you can load up to 9 OS in GAG, so when you boot it goes straight to GAG, then you choose which you want to boot today and it loads it simple as that.. no messing around.. and if you want to switch back to MBR boot, you just uninstall GAG.

I still haven't gotten around to installing fedora again yet.. I actually fixed my stuff in windows yesterday.. it took me NOD32, counterspy,reg washer, spyware s&d and a few others.

I had according to reports - malware (/windows/installer.exe) which was actually my ASUS on board devices installer.. but didn't need it anymore anyway.
trojan password eavesdropper - wrar351.exe .. so got rid of that and used an old version.
trojan in cd/dvd gen .bin file.

But anyway, it seems to be running ok again at the moment... and will get back to installing GAG and fedora again tomorrow when I have more time.... so basically all I have to do is go through fedora setup and try to find the place where it asks where you want the grub/lilo boot loader and install it into the first sector of the linux partition.. then GAG should be able to boot it with no problems.

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