Installing lilo

[monkey8]

I've been using a floppy to boot to linux, but it is slow. I'm going to install a boot loader on my MBR since I have a dual boot system. (slack+windows)

1) What happens if I mess up my MBR? Will I need knoppix or my old floppy to boot to linux to fix my lilo config?

2) Do you have any advice before I do this? I'm backing up important files now.

thanks,
--jake

[Nerderello]

1. Don't Panic
2. It's easy
3. Keep a boot diskette handy, just in case
4. If the mbr gets screwed you can either use a diskette or CDROM to boot and then re-run /sbin/lilo (this re-installs lilo onto the mbr after first seeing if there are any chanbges in /etc/lilo.conf) or you can boot into MSDOS and do a fdisk /mbr , which make your PC a DOS/Windows only one. Or you can have a look at one of the tutorials in this forum that show the WinXP way of overwriting your mbr.

have fun

Nerderello

[Megatron]

Don't be afraid of installing lilo on the MBR.

At the setup(lilo part) I usually select expert and than:

1- Begin lilo header
2- Linux option
3- Xp option
4- Install

I always install lilo on the MBR, never had a problem, so far.

Good luck mate.