[ale] Oops, HELP! I can't boot since upgrade

[Gary MacKay]

Thanks for the quick reply. 
	It worked right up to the point of executing /mnt/sbin/lilo. It could not
find lilo.conf so I executed /mnt/sbin/lilo -C /mnt/etc/lilo.conf and that
seemed to satisfy that part. Now it's telling me /boot/boot.b not found. I
tried rebooting just for kicks and got the same thing, just the LI again.
I'm guessing I have to write something into the master boot record ?? Or do
I just not have the lilo.conf set right yet?


At 01:05 PM 7/17/98 -0400, Dave Brooks wrote:
>Insert the RH bootdisk and boot to "rescue" mode.  when you get a # prompt,
>do this:
>
># mount -t ext2 /dev/hda(whatever_your_linux_partition_is) /mnt
>
>that should mount your filesystem.  then 'cd /mnt/etc' (your normal /etc
>dir, just with a /mnt because its mounted on the floppy), then vi the
>lilo.conf file.  It should look -something- like this:
>
>-- /etc/lilo.conf --
>
># LILO configuration file
># generated by 'liloconfig'
>#
># Start LILO global section
>boot = /dev/hda
>#compact        # faster, but won't work on all systems.
>delay = 5
>vga = normal    # force sane state
># ramdisk = 0     # paranoia setting
># End LILO global section
># Linux bootable partition config begins
>image = /kernel
>  root = /dev/hda2
>  label = linux
>  read-only # Non-UMSDOS filesystems should be mounted read-only for
>checking
>
>image = /kernel-old
>  root = /dev/hda2
>  label = old
> read-only
># Linux bootable partition config ends
>
>-- end /etc/lilo.conf --
>
>just edit that -somewhat- in the format that I have (obviously in relation
>to your own machine, with consideration to any Win95 or NT partitions you
>may have)
>
>then execute a '/mnt/sbin/lilo' and it should save he configuration.  From
>there, remove your disk, and reboot.
>
>Regards,
>Dave Brooks
>Trusted Net, Inc.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Gary MacKay <garym at accnorwalk.com>
>To: ale at cc.gatech.edu <ale at cc.gatech.edu>
>Date: Friday, July 17, 1998 12:39 PM
>Subject: [ale] Oops, HELP! I can't boot since upgrade
>
>
>>I have or should I say had, RedHat 5.0 running just fine. I tried to
>>upgrade to 5.1 via ftp and all went well until it got to the part about
>>writting the boot info to the master boot record. I answered the question
>>yes and it gave an error and crashed out. Now when I boot up, it just shows
>>the LI and that's it. I can boot up with the 5.1 boot and supplimental disk
>>in 'rescue' mode. But I don't know what to do next. I'm guessing I need to
>>do the Linux equivelant of 'sys c:' or something close, but HOW???
>>
>>
>>
>>- Gary
>>
> 

- Gary