[ltp] lilo without linux

[Chris Schumann]

On Wed, 15 Mar 2000, Michal Bialecki wrote:

> hello everybody, 

> Is there any way to install lilo in MBR (Master Boot record) without
> having Linux on harddisk? I have 4 partitions on my TP, and want to
> boot one of them but none of them is Linux.  I have done it once by
> installing on one partition Linux, configuring LILO and then deleting
> LInux, but it is noyt very smart ;)))

If you really want lilo to perform this, then you should be able to make a
boot floppy for this purpose.

If you just want an open source boot manager, you may wish to try Ranish
Partition Manager. Its home page is here:

http://www.lester.co.uk/ranish/part/

Chris Schumann <whizkid@dwave.net>

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