Re: [Sheflug] Re: Disaster?

[Ruth Gunstone <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In message <200207221939.57480.richard [at] sheflug.co.uk>
          Richard Ibbotson <richard [at] sheflug.co.uk> wrote:

> > FYI - Linux (Mandrake 8.2) is installed on hdb, while hda contains the
> > boot sector (obviously!), Windows98, and most of my work-files.
> Umm ... do you mean that the boot sector is winduhs or is it Mandrake ? 
> Just asking so someone else can work out what to do.

The bit that queries whether I want to run Linux or Windoze at bootup (LiLo?)
is (afaik) installed onto hda, while Mandrake Linux itself resides on hdb.
Don't ask me why - I'm sure it seemed sensible at time of installation! :-/

TTFN!

Ruth.

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