From: lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca   
      
   On Wed, 13 Dec 2023 21:16:49 +0000, root wrote:   
      
   > My son taught me an easy way to rebuild the boot   
   > sector when it has been wiped (always because my error).   
   >   
   > Using another system, such as LiveSlack, load the   
   > drive with the damaged sector into, say, mountpoint.   
   >   
   > cd mountpoint   
   > mount --bind /sys sys   
   > mount --bind /proc proc   
   > mount --bind /dev dev   
   > chroot mountpoint   
   > lilo   
      
   That seems a bit overly complicated.   
      
   I've used a similar, but trimmed down, procedure   
   1) live boot   
   2) mount your host directories under the live boot /mnt directory   
   3) cd /mnt && chroot .   
   4) lilo   
      
   You don't need the bind mounts.   
      
      
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   Lew Pitcher   
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