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Re: MSDOS fdisk (slightly off topic)



On Sun, 14 Jun 1998, Shlomo Solomon wrote:

:Since this **story** involves LILO, I thought it might be of some
:interest or maybe someday help someone. So I'm sending this even if
:it is a bit off topic.
:
:I have an old 386 that my kids use. Since it used to have LINUX on
:it, it still boots with LILO. After installing a new Windoze scanner
:driver(TWAIN), the LILO screen changed to LIL- and a locked up
I think I can explain it: Installing SCSI device means writing to
MBR SCSI BIOS extensions (or whatever it is called). Writing to MBR ->
goodbye LILO...
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