Joseph Carter wrote: > On Wed, Feb 02, 2000 at 11:32:38PM +1100, Martijn van Oosterhout wrote: > > Err, there is a mistake here somewhere. If you are getting 1FA at the > > boot prompt then lilo is *NOT* in the MBR. If it were you would get the > > lilo prompt. > > Why not? If I hold down the wrong key too soon in the boot process, I get > a 3FA: prompt. I press enter and get lilo as normal. > > It's not a virus or a security concern. Similar prompts happen on similar > machines lots. No two machines seem to have the same "strange" prompt. As far as I've been able to decipher, the prompt lists bootable partitions and devices (3FA == partition 3, floppy, and I once knew what the 'A' did, but have forgotten). Regards, Steve
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