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Subject: Re: Debian bootup conflicts w/ Win98 From: Clyde Wilson <clydew@clydew.net> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 13:53:24 -0800 (PST) On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, Sean Van Couwenberghe wrote: > I recently had Debian Linux installed on my C drive, which also held Win98. > I was forced to remove Linux, although I left a Linux partition for future > use. > Now when I boot up my computer, it tries to load linux, but it freezes > before LILO can finish coming up. What is displayed is LIL, and the cursor > jumps all over the screen in several diagonal stripe patterns. > > Can anyone tell me what is happening and how to fix it? You need to boot from a dos or windows floppy. You might use the original one that came with your sysem. Then run fdisk /mbr either from Dos or Windows. That should restore you master boot record. ===