arch linux lilo problem

[Ops]

I ran the install and everything went fine and I had lilo be the default boot loader, but it didnt write into the MBR? how can I write it into the mbr from the installation? Im trying to install arch 0.5

my partitions are as so:

/ntfs
/
/home
/swapspace

I restarted and it went straight to Windows, using a program from Windows I was able to retrive my lilo.conf file it is as so:


#
# /etc/lilo.conf
#

boot=/dev/discs/disc0/disc
# This line often fixes L40 errors on bootup
# disk=/dev/discs/disc0/disc bios=0x80

default=arch
timeout=50
lba32
prompt

image=/boot/vmlinuz
_ _ _ _ label=arch0.5
_ _ _ _ root=/dev/discs/disc0/part2
_ _ _ _ read-only

#other=/dev/discs/disc0/part1
#_ _ _ _ label=WindowsXP

# End of file



I tried to use Slackware live and I booted into that, then ran the lilo command and it said this: "Sorry does not know how to handle device 0x0100"

[mdwatts]

Does arch have a bootdisk or did you create one during the installation? Either that or you should be able to boot with the installation cd in rescue mode.

When in arch and as root, run

/sbin/lilo

to write lilo to the mbr (as long as /etc/lilo.conf is setup correctly for the mbr).

[Ops]

Originally posted by mdwatts
Does arch have a bootdisk or did you create one during the installation? Either that or you should be able to boot with the installation cd in rescue mode.

When in arch and as root, run

/sbin/lilo

to write lilo to the mbr (as long as /etc/lilo.conf is setup correctly for the mbr).

it doesnt create one during the installation, I used the installation in rescue mode as you said and logged in.

It said this:

warning: unable to determine video adapter in use in the present system
added arch 0.5
Fatal. Default image doesn't exist.

[mdwatts]

Was it something you missed during the installation that caused the bootloader to not write to the mbr? Could you just reinstall Arch to remedy that?

If not, see if the Arch support site has anything on rescue mode and that error message. What type of video card do you have and was it detected correctly during the installation?