[ltp] reinstalling LILO (RHL+i1460)

José Antonio Milke G. linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Thu, 07 Dec 2000 17:52:45 GMT


Thanks for your help Robert, but I didn't understand the: 
"...you should be able to boot from local hard using device/image file 
spec."
Can you please explain?
Tony

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

On 12/5/00, 12:29:23 PM, "Robert Hollis" <vdrlholl@us.ibm.com> wrote 
regarding Re: [ltp] reinstalling LILO (RHL+i1460):


> It has been my personal experience (from using 3 identical machines with
> the same version of software) that unless the harddrives are identically
> configured a boot floppy from one won't work on another.  However, if you
> remember the partition you were booting from you should be able to boot
> from local hard using device/image file spec.

> Robert Hollis
> 630-573-7383 (T/L 677)
> e-mail - vdrlholl@us.ibm.com

> IBM
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> Oak Brook, IL.  60523

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