Bruno 0 Posted April 18, 2003 Guess I'm more of a newbie than I even thought.Hey, Quint: That's how we ALL started ! Bruno Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quint 2 Posted April 18, 2003 Hey, Quint: That's how we ALL started ! BrunoHi, Bruno. I know your probably right, but it's always easier to blame ourselves for our shortcomings, rather than seek out a solution - but I can only speak for myself. Thanks for the encouragement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GolfProRM 0 Posted April 18, 2003 Bruno,Thanks for the info on the MBR, although I did a search and came across this... Procedure with Windows XP Under Windows XP, you can restore the original MBR (thus uninstalling Lilo) as follows: Boot from the Windows XP CD, press the key "R" in the setup in order to start the restoration console. Select your Windows XP installation from the list, and enter the administrator password. Enter the command "FIXMBR" at the input prompt and confirm the next question with "y". Finally, use "exit" to restore the computer. I found this to be a much easier solution (especially since Windows XP doesn't use a boot floppy)... I got my MBR straightened out so it boots straight into WinXP and my bootfloppy allows me to boot in to Linux.Works well with my girlfriend who isn't very computer savvy... this way she won't have to learn anything new to boot up the computer into windows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruno 0 Posted April 18, 2003 Hi Ryan,That looks like the perfect way ! Glad you avoided trouble with your girlfriend ! Bruno Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
havnblast 0 Posted April 19, 2003 I think Peachy could write a book Linux for Newbies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quint 2 Posted April 19, 2003 I think Peachy could write a book Linux for NewbiesI second that motion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bruno 0 Posted April 19, 2003 I think Peachy could write a book Linux for NewbiesI second that motion. I have another suggestion: I would vote in favor for Peachy as additional moderator for the 'All Things Linux forum'Bruno Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
havnblast 0 Posted April 19, 2003 I also think she should do hands on teaching Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peachy 153 Posted April 19, 2003 I also think she should do hands on teaching Hmm,That would be quite a shock to my wife! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ComputerBob Posted April 20, 2003 Hmm,That would be quite a shock to my wife! OK, now I think it's safe to assume that that's not you in your avatar. So, who is it? Susan Lucci? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LilBambi 3,282 Posted April 20, 2003 ComputerBob --If it is, it's before she cut some bangs to cover her forehead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peachy 153 Posted April 20, 2003 ComputerBob --If it is, it's before she cut some bangs to cover her forehead Don't know if that's Ms. Lucci or not. I just liked the look of it. I downloaded the icons from this site. I do web design on the side and Zeldman is my CSS guru. Him and Eric Meyer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
havnblast 0 Posted April 20, 2003 Ooops that darn assuming thing always gets one into trouble - but your very knowledgeable that is for sure Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Agent007 0 Posted April 22, 2003 Hi,LILO is really useless compared to GRUB. I recommend u use GRUB.....RedHat 8 and above has made GRUB as the default bootloader. Also u will not have the hassel of using those bootfloppies.. Following is the procedure:-assuming u have a working grub.confand /boot within / partitionTo start the grub shell# grubgrub> find /boot/grub/stage1u'll get the partition where your grub stages are installed in grub hd naming convention for e.g. (h0,3)then set this as root partitiongrub> root (hd0,3)then install grub on mbrgrub> setup (hd0)quit and rebootgrub> quit# reboot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
