Re: [opensuse] I installed WinXP and it overwrote MBR

-------- Original Message -------- From: "Rohan NARULA" To: opensuse@opensuse.org Subject: [opensuse] I installed WinXP and it overwrote MBR Date: 07.02.07 12:41

Hi, I just installed WinXP but now I cannot boot Linux. Help!

Rohan Hi, Rohan!

Try this: 1)Boot from openSuSE installation disk, 2)Select "Rescue system" 3)login to rescue system with empty password 3)mkdir /tmp/root 4)mount -t Your_system_partition_file_system /dev/Your_system_partition /tmp/root 5)/tmp/root/usr/sbin/grub-install --recheck *--root-directory*=/tmp/root /dev/Your_boot_hdd Good luck!... ------------------- Regards Dmitriy -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org