solocdm deedsmisaculinknet ciaran mac lochlainn stated following solocdm wrote liam bedford stated following fdisk mbr restore dos mbr itll leave partitions alone linux fdisk deleting partitions actually leave lilo mbr though linux following message output execute fdisk mbr even though drive read write mode unable open mbr mbr separate drive related linux drive fdisk mbr dos command linux running linux fdisk doesnt mbr option linux equivalent fdisk mbr lilo u devhda unless john reilly making yesterday havent tried thanks past tried lilo u devhda wouldnt work original copy mbr must boot directory work exactly didnt installation linux mandrake didnt afford luxury also im glad cleared fdisk issue know better previously impression fdisk hidden switch obviously case note reply message please include mailing list andor newsgroup address email address signed solocdm irish linux users group iluglinuxie httpwwwlinuxiemailmanlistinfoilug unsubscription information list maintainer listmasterlinuxie fri 02 aug 2002 033039 0600 ilug removing lilo