Re: [SLUG] reformatting windows drive, and restoring lilo

From: Steven Buehler (swbuehler@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Aug 18 2003 - 09:49:46 EDT


This assumes you're saving your Linux partition and just resizing it.

Create a boot disk using drakfloppy (I think that's the utility) in Mandrake,
then after you've resized the partition you can boot with that floppy into
your Linux drive and reinstall LILO (although I prefer GRUB).

SWB

--- "J. David Boyd" <jdboyd@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
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> Good morning all,
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> I'm using Mandrake 9.0, and I like it very much. I'm learning
> more about it every day, but I have a question about LILO.
>
> I originally dual-booted my system, windows 98 (on C:) and
> mandrake 9.0 (on D:). Over the last year, I've used windows less
> and less, and now would like to reformat the drive it is on.
>
> How do I restore the LILO stuff after I reformat the C: drive?
> Would a linux boot disk make it possible? And, can I extend my
> /usr or /home to take advantage of the new space on the C: drive?
>
> Actually, what I am after is a link to the appropriate
> documentation, or a recommended book on how to perform this
> operation.
>
> Thank, everyone...
>
> Dave
> - --
>
> It's most certainly GNU/Linux, not Linux!
> Read more at http://www.gnu.org/gnu/why-gnu-linux.html
> or http://www.fsf.org/gnu/gnu-linux-faq.html
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