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Message from Steven
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Sindi wrote:
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> I then chrooted to /dev/hda1 again and typed man lilo and 
> read about how to install it.  This is where I went wrong.  
> I used boot=/dev/fd0.  Slackware had boot=/dev/hda instead.

boot=/dev/fd0 tells lilo to install in MBR of floppy (A: drive)  
boot=/dev/hda tells lilo to install to MBR of primary master HD
boot=/dev/hdb tells lilo to install to MBR of primary slave HD

> I tried to install it to hard disk:
> 
> lilo -M /dev/hda
> I tried also  lilo -M /dev/hda mbr

I am unfamiliar with the -M parameter.  

> It seemed to be working both times.

Install lilo this way:  lilo -v
That gives you more information.

> What should this be instead?

First you configure lilo.conf to tell lilo how/where 
to install itself.  Then you execute lilo -v

> When I tried to boot, 'no boot signature in ... partition'  
> (can't read my scribbles).

Then please do it again.  You can't expect us to
diagnoze your problem if you don't give us precise
information on the problem.

> Assuming I had put Slackware in /dev/hda2 again, 

If you want lilo to reside in the boot sector of /dev/hda2
then put this line in lilo.conf:  boot=/dev/hda2
Then execute:  lilo -v.  
Note: for that to work, you must mark /dev/hda2 as bootable 
(and other partitions as non-bootable).  You will also need 
something (eg DOS bootloader) in the MBR.

> I can't find instructions for installing lilo

You install lilo by doing:  lilo -v

> just to configure or remove it.

You configure it by editing /etc/lilo.conf

Cheers,
Steven