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Linux Training in Chandigarh
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LILO

• LILO comes as standard on all distributions of
  Linux. To work with LILO an administrator edits
  the file /etc/lilo.conf to set a default
  partition to boot, the time-out value, which
  choices should appear in a menu, kernel
  parameters, which partition to mount as the root
  partition, whether or not to initially load a RAM
  disk, where LILO should be installed, and other
  information. The administrator must then update
  the loader by running the LILO command.

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MBR Vs. Root Partition

• The configuration file, by default is read by
  LILO. The configuration file tells LILO where it
  should place its boot loader. In general, you can
  either specify the master boot record (MBR) on
  the first physical disk (/dev/hda) or the root
  partition of your Linux installation (/dev/hda1
  or /dev/hda2). The first stage of loading LILO is
  completed when LILO brings up in order of the
  each of the lettersL-I-L-O. When you see the
  LILO prompt, you are in the second stage.
• If you have WINXP installed to MBR on your hard
  drive, install LILO to the root partition instead
  of the MBR. If you want to boot up Linux, you
  must mark the LILO partition as bootable. If you
  don't overwrite the master boot sector, you'll
  find it easier to uninstall Linux and LILO.

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Troubleshooting

• When you install Microsoft Windows on a computer
  that has the Linux operating system installed,
  Windows may overwrite or deactivate the Linux
  boot manager. As a result, you can no longer
  access the Linux operating system.
• Here's how to fix the problem. If LILO was
  installed to the MBR, restart the computer using
  a bootable Linux floppy disk and then run
  LILOCONF program from the floppy drive. If LILO
  was installed to the superblock, use the FDISK
  command to activate the Linux partition.

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