Boot from the floppy and login as root As root at the command prompt type "lilo" (without quotes) This asssumes the RedHat install setup /etc/lilo.conf properly if it did not you will have to edit /etc/lilo.conf until the lilo command runs without errors reported. LOL, Art Wagner "Tilby, Lynn # PHX" wrote: > > I recently uptraded from RH 6.0 to RH 6.1 during the last step of the > upgrade process I was asked something to the effect "Do you want to write > the changes to your boot sector" or something like that.... I inadvertently > chose not too. > > Well, now I can only boot from a floppy. It is as if part of the code for > booting from the HD did not get written to the boot sector when I did the > upgrade. When I try and boot from the HD the system goes part of the way > through the boot process and hangs. > > How do I repair this problem? > > Thanks, > > Lynn P. Tilby (Lead Programmer/Analyst) > National Data Corporation / Health Information Services > Data Warehousing Solutions > Office: 602 381-9629 > Pager: 602 205-1692 > Cell: 480 510-4392 > Home O: 480 632-8635 > Home: 480 632-8633 > ltilby@simatics.com (work) > lynn@sol.createv.com (personal) > > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > Plug-discuss mailing list - Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss