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  From: John Joseph <john.joseph@adelaide.edu.au>
  To  : <galdes.andrew@saugov.sa.gov.au>
        < linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 16:45:25 +0930

Re: Linux booting problem

Thanks Galdes,

Yes, I did make a boot disk. Does it mean that I should always
use boot disk (or CD) to choose for Linux booting? 

John

"Galdes, Andrew (ERHS)" wrote:
> 
> John,
> 
> >directly to Windows booting. How do I choose Linux
> >booting?  Any tips on solving this issue?
> 
> When you installed linux, it asked you to make a boot disk. Did you do this?
> It seems that lilo (or grub) may not have written to the mbr.
> 
> So, either use the boot disk (that i bet you didn't make :) or use the first
> (of the redhat7) CD for a rescue boot.
> 
> AG.

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School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
The University of Adelaide
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