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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.

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