HD Install :: LILO Problem
Okay, I'll give GRUB a shot. Looks like I should be able to apt-get install it after doing the dpkg-restore command.
But even though I will try it, I still would really like to know what causes that Timestamp error in LILO. Sadly, a Google search didn't really turn up any useful information.
GRUB worked nicely. I had to manually create /boot/grub/menu.lst, but fortunately, a quick Google search turned up some decent examples that don't automatically assume the reader already knows how to do what is being taught. 
original here.