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making boot floppy by using an empty ?

I have a system in which I have installed linux first and then windows 98 using partitions.Now i cannot enter the linux since there is no lilo boot.So I will have to make a boot floppy(bf).How to make bf when root of another system
containing linux is known and after entering into linux then how to configure the lilo boot and configure
linux single with passwd ???

ahoffmann

boot into linux, then create a /etc/lilo.conf
please refer to LILO howto (or similar), 'cause it has to much options to explain here
then test your lilo.conf file with: lilo -t
if it is ok, install it using: lilo

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trentpack

I've found that the best boot disks are slackware's. What you do is D/L RAWRITE.EXE and bare.i from ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/linux/slackware-7.0/bootdsks.144/. Boot to Windows, open a command prompt, then type:
"rawrite bare.i a:"
This will create a boot floppy.
Reboot.
After the O/S load there will be a promp, Type:
"mount /dev/hda(1 or 2 or 3)"
(It's probably 2.)
Type "boot" (I think)
The slackware disk will autofind your linux kernel and boot to LINUX!!!
Then you do the Lilo.conf thingy. You will no longer need the boot disk.
When you run lilo, make sure you enter
"lilo -c" This make lilo use the lilo.conf file.