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Can Linux Boot from MS-DOS?

April 26, 2017boot linux MS-DOS

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Can Linux Boot from MS-DOS?

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If LILO doesn’t work, and if the machine has MS-DOS or Microsoft Windows, you may be left with a computer that won’t boot. This can also happen on an upgrade to your Linux distribution. Re-installing LILO is the last thing that the installation does. So it is vitally important when installing or upgrading Linux on a dual boot machine, to have a MS-DOS or Windows rescue disk nearby so you can FDISK -MBR. Then you can go about using LOADLIN.EXE instead of LILO.