LILO, or maybe LI... HELP!

[Quinquen]

I have redhat7, and WMe (sorry). now my problem: I can't load Linux.
I lost Lilo (not me, my wife and Norton antivirus just put out).

now
someone can help us?
I have redhat7 CD, but not the bootdisk ...

any idea.

:(

[x]

I believe you can create a bootdisk form the CD in Windows, look under /dosutils.
Another way is to download a small linux that fits on a floppy & boot from it.
At the boot prompt you type "...root=/dev/hda#"
Then check /etc/lilo.conf and execute /sbin/lilo.

[Nalle]

The LI.... -problem is well known. I've had it for two reasons.
1.
LILO incorrectly installed.
-easy to fix - boot from disk (explained later), run lilo (just log in and type lilo on the prompt, really), reboot again.

2.
BIOS reporting other specs for the hard disk then what is actually true.
-This you fix by correcting the BIOS.

Now, for the booting from diskett:

Read this cut-out from the RedHat 7.0 ftp-site:

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INSTALLING

There are three separate boot images for booting your system; you will
need one of them to boot your system into the Red Hat installation and
upgrade process. For CDROM and hard drive installs, use the boot.img
file (most Red Hat boxed sets include this floppy already; just boot
it!). NFS, ftp, and http installations requires the bootnet.img floppy,
which is available in the images directory. Installs through PCMCIA adapters
(such as for PCMCIA CDROM or networking cards) need the pcmcia.img floppy.

Many systems will require additional device drivers that are not available
on the boot floppy. The images directory contains a drivers.img file which
contains many extra drivers. Put its contents onto a floppy before beginning
the installation process, and follow the on-screen instructions.

If you did not receive the necessary floppy disks with this product, the
images for these disks are in the images directory. Either the rawrite
program in the dosutils directory or 'dd' under any Unix like system can
be used to transfer the image to physical floppies. Once the diskette
has been made, insert the boot disk and boot your machine.

Many computers can now automatically boot from CDROMs. If you have one and
it is properly configured, you can boot the Red Hat Linux CDROM directly
without using any floppy disks. After booting, you'll be able to install
your system from the CDROM. Note that booting from a CDROM is equivalent
to booting the boot.img file, and additional drivers may still be required.

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[Quinquen]

deseo darles las gracias.

Thanks for your help.

quinquen.