4 Jan
2004
4 Jan
'04
10:35
Mark Gray wrote:
Sorry for the delay but to get final closure on this topic I need to
clarify the actions that need to be taken.
> "Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC)" <hylton@global.co.za> originally wrote:
>
>>>>Hi all,
>>>>
>>>>I have a Suse 9.0 boot disk and know I could boot from that but I do
>>>>not know the command to isue to redetect and reinstall the bootloader. I
>>>>can remember under LiLo it was issuing the cmd /sbin/lilo but I do not
>>>>know for GRUB.
>
> [snip] [fstab snip]
>>My bootloader is installed in the MBR and I have a /boot partition. Do I
>>still install it in the /boot partition issuing the command after
>>booting from stiffy: ie
>>
>> grub-install --root-directory=/boot /dev/hdb
>
>
> No:
>
> grub-install --root-directory=/boot /dev/hda
>
> is what you need. (The /dev/hda IS the mbr).
So the procedure would be, when I get the Windows CD's:
1) Boot from my Windows bootdisk
2) Install the sorry assed Windows and Quicken
3) Reboot with my SuSE bootdisk
4) Login as root and issue the command:
grub-install --root-directory=/boot /dev/hda
to get my linuc and its bootloader back again
> grub-install --root-directory=/boot --recheck /dev/hda
After reading both the --recheck option under both the man and info
pages on grub-install, I have decided it is unnecessary for this OS
reloading action.
Perhaps though it would fix the GRUB bootloader to load Windows, as
opposed to chainloader errors, when the Windows option is chosen.
Thoughts?
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Hylton Conacher - Licenced ex-Windows user (apart from Quicken)
Registered Linux user # 229959 at http://counter.li.org
Using SuSE 9.0 with KDE 3.1
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