Yesterday, I tried booting with SuSE CD #1, and I selected the option Rescue System. I logged in as root (without password) and typed $fdisk /dev/hda and <INTRO> after this. Just the "p" key could show me all my partitions in Primary master: I have 11 (eleven) units and the main partitions are: /dev/hda1 * = where Win Me is installed /dev/hda6 = Linux /dev/hda7 = Linux swap /dev/hda8 = where Win XP is I tried making hda6 or hda7 bootable but it was not enough. Just hda1 could boot some OS (in this case the winxp boot manager). I think i should rebuild lilo or grub. Is that the case? I want grub (I guess that it is the name of the linux boot manager that is loaded when we insert the SuSE CD #1 to boot, isn't?). I tried grub_install /dev/hda but this command was not found. More help? thanksk for trying a. Hello Catimimi, I don't use DOS anymore, just Win XP and Win Me. So, how can I use FDISK /MBR? Catimimi escreveu:

----- Original Message ----- From: Adagilson Batista Bispo da Silva mailto:adagilson@cpqam.fiocruz.br To: Catimimi mailto:Catimimi@libertysurf.fr Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 8:32 PM Subject: Re: [SLE] windows xp overwrites the linux boot manager

thanks for repying, Catimimi But I think I tried this (boot the installed system) and thus all that followed it was the boot manager of Windows XP instead the splash screen of Linux Suse 8.1. more help? adagilson

You are right, before doing that you have to erase the Windows XP loader.

Boot under DOS and run "FDISK /MBR"

Then apply what I told .

Catimimi.

Catimimi escreveu:

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----- Original Message ----- From: "Adagilson Batista Bispo da Silva" To: Cc: Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 8:05 PM Subject: [SLE] windows xp overwrites the linux boot manager

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so, i just reinstalled windows xp (suse 8.1 was already installed) and as we know I can't start my Linux now. I have a bootable floppy disk at my hand and the green menu appears on my screen: I should choose between: 1.Installation 2.Installation (safe mode) 3.[rescue installation] 4.[OS already installed] (I don't remember very weel)

Choose manual installation then "boot the installed system"

after boot with error messages which you can forget run:

/sbin/lilo if lilo is your boot manager grub_install /dev/hd? where hd? is the name of your bootable disk if you use grub

catimimi

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Option #4 asks me for another disk (I don't know what). I just want my boot manager back. Some idea? Thanks for any help adagilson

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