From: brandon@gaia.msfc.nasa.gov (Brandon S. Dewberry) Subject: uninstalling LILO using fdisk /mbr doesn't work with DrDos 6.0 Date: 7 Aug 1993 04:09:32 GMT
I tried to re-install a DOS master boot record, using the
FAQ instructions ( boot from DOS floppy and issue fdisk /mbr ).
DrDOS obviously doesn't understand this option. It took me
into fdisk, and asked me which partition I wanted bootable:
1 40Mb Dos Primary
2 260Mb Dos Ext <- really the Linux Ext. partition
3 10Mb other <- linux swap partition
So, I didn't know any better, I made 1 the boot partition.
Upon reboot, LILO loaded linux which began fine until:
LILO loading linux
uncompressing...
kernel running
.
.
.
Partition check
hda: hda2 hda3 < > hda4
VFS: Mounted root (msdos filesystem)
Upon which time all progress stops until I cntl-alt-del.
Note almost the exact procedure happens when I load from the
linux boot floppy.
My configuration is
hda1 ~40Mb Dos partition
hda2 ~190Mb Linux Ext partition
hda3 ~10Mb Linux swap
I've decided now that I want Linux to boot from the hard drive
and boot DOS from the floppy. How do I change the root (boot?)
partition back to hda2 ?
I've tried to change it from DrDos, but it wont let me stating
that I must boot from a primary partition (rather than extended.)
I can't get Linux to boot, even from the boot floppy.
Do I punt and start over loading SLS (0.99pl9).