Linux problem

Hi,

I've just had a problem with my system and I'm stuck. Its a 2 hard drive
system dual booting win 95 and RH linux 6.1 with windows on the 'C' drive.
Windows and the C drive crashed big time and I had to both repartition and
reformat it before I could get windows to load again. However, now Lilo
won't work and, trying to configure it in Linuxconf doesn't seem to get me
anywhere. Can anyone offer any advice please, surely I don't have to
completely reload linux?

Despite several attempts, I can't get it to go any further than LI on
bootup.
Currently my lilo.conf reads:-

boot = /dev/hda
timeout = 50
prompt
default = linux
vga = normal
read-only
map = /boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b

image = /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.12-20
label = linux
root = /dev/hdc5

other = /dev/hda1
label = win
table = /dev/hda

This looks substantially like the lilo.conf on my other linux machine. When
I now run /sbin/lilo -v I get:-

/sbin/lilo -v
Reading boot sector from /dev/hda
Merging with /boot/boot.b
boot image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.12-20
Added linux*
Boot other: /dev/hda1. on /dev/hda. loader /boot/chain.b
Added win
/boot/boot.0300 exists - no backup copy made
Writing boot sector

It doesn't seem to be giving any error messages except perhaps that it can't
make a backup? Anyway, it still won't boot past the LI stage and so I am
having to start the machine with a boot floppy every time (which works fine)

I seem to remember that someone once said that each letter has a
significance in lilo's operation - where can I find out about this? It may
well be useful in the future ;o)

Ian

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Ian W. Wright
Sheffield UK