* Martin Yazdzik yazdzik@nyct.net [20061218 02:15]:
since grml 0.9 works, well, just works, I need to make what was my experimental partition my main OS.
/dev/sda1 = windows /dev/sda2 = swap /dev/sda3 = old grml /dev/sda4 = new grml
currently, the laptop boots from the old grml, that is lilo is installed to the mbr, but goes to the root at old grml and uses the "other OS" to boot into the new grml.
I wish to have the mbr point to the new grml, in other words, use the sda3 partition for either data, or one of my experiments.
So, how can I re-isntall lilo to the mbr from the new grml without making a mess?
Will lilo -v -v just work?
Yes - if the config is ok. :)
Make sure to use /dev/sda4 (you 'new grml') as root=- and boot=-option, then everything should be fine. Backup /etc/lilo.conf of old grml just to make sure you can restore the previous state.
regards, -mika-