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How can I get back Grub?
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| nospam 2005-05-28, 2:45 am |
| I use Grub to boot Linux Enterprise, Windows XP Pro, and Windows XP 64 bit.
I don't know what happened but I lost Grub. I can only boot Windows.
Is there a way to get Grub working again or, can I boot Linux fron boot.ini?
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| Jean-David Beyer 2005-05-28, 7:45 am |
| nospam wrote:
> I use Grub to boot Linux Enterprise, Windows XP Pro, and Windows XP 64 bit.
> I don't know what happened but I lost Grub. I can only boot Windows.
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> Is there a way to get Grub working again or, can I boot Linux fron boot.ini?
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Did you re-install Windows or something? Perhaps all you need do is boot
Linux from a CD-ROM (or floppy, if your distro is old enough to fit a boot
onto a floppy) and re-write the boot block.
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| nospam 2005-05-28, 7:45 am |
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"Jean-David Beyer" <jdbeyer@exit109.com> wrote in message
news:119gkhhiod7g552@corp.supernews.com...
> nospam wrote:
> Did you re-install Windows or something? Perhaps all you need do is boot
> Linux from a CD-ROM (or floppy, if your distro is old enough to fit a boot
> onto a floppy) and re-write the boot block.
It's Enterprise WS 3.0, when I installed it, I was not given the option to
create a bootdisk. Anyhow, how do I rewrite the boot block otherwise?
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| Lenard 2005-05-28, 7:45 am |
| nospam wrote:
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> "Jean-David Beyer" <jdbeyer@exit109.com> wrote in message
> news:119gkhhiod7g552@corp.supernews.com...
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> It's Enterprise WS 3.0, when I installed it, I was not given the
> option to create a bootdisk. Anyhow, how do I rewrite the boot block
> otherwise?
Boot with the RHEL 3.0 installation media, when the splash screen is
displayed type; linux rescue
Answer a few questions and follow the on-screen instructions about using
chroot, when ready type something like;
grub-install --recheck /dev/hda
See 'man grub-install' and 'man mkbootdisk' without the quotes for extra
points.
Also visit for other boot options;
http://www.redhat.com/advice/tips/dualboot.htm
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/.../RHEL-3-Manual/
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safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- B. Franklin, 1759
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| nospam 2005-05-28, 5:46 pm |
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"Lenard" <Lenard@127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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> nospam wrote:
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> Boot with the RHEL 3.0 installation media, when the splash screen is
> displayed type; linux rescue
>
> Answer a few questions and follow the on-screen instructions about using
> chroot, when ready type something like;
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> grub-install --recheck /dev/hda
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> See 'man grub-install' and 'man mkbootdisk' without the quotes for extra
> points.
>
> Also visit for other boot options;
>
> http://www.redhat.com/advice/tips/dualboot.htm
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> http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/.../RHEL-3-Manual/
Thanks. Let me try this....
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| nospam 2005-05-28, 5:46 pm |
| Lenard wrote:
> nospam wrote:
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> Boot with the RHEL 3.0 installation media, when the splash screen is
> displayed type; linux rescue
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> Answer a few questions and follow the on-screen instructions about using
> chroot, when ready type something like;
>
> grub-install --recheck /dev/hda
I get "command not found" when I type this command
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| Jean-David Beyer 2005-05-28, 5:46 pm |
| nospam wrote:
> Lenard wrote:
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> I get "command not found" when I type this command
$ whereis grub-install
grub-install: /sbin/grub-install
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