The 03.09.12 at 00:26, Robin Marlow wrote:
So my question is, what is the best solution - can i install lilo on the drive that linux isn't on? and would that help my lack of booting onto my sata drive? or am i just being stupid and just need to fix my original lilo install?
I tried, about a year ago, to install lilo in hdb, and failed. Then I noticed that the documentation said it wasn't possible. It has to be the first disk - even if my machine bios is able to bot from any drive. Perhaps grub could do it. About your other questions: the install CD or DVD can, usually, "boot installed system", meaning booting your Linux. If not, you can use the rescue system to restore lilo. This should be on the FAQ, it has been asked "tons" of times. And, lilo makes a backup copy of the mbr and boot records it overwrites, so those copies could have been used to restore your XP mbr. Grub doesn't. -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson