[Klug-general]I've just had a slight problem with linux

[George Prowse]

Karl Lattimer wrote:
>>         A couple of points: You dont need to reinstall windows or
>>         linux. To install the windows bootloader again just inset the
>>         cd, log into the windows installation (usually #1) and type
>>         'fixmbr'. That will put the windows NTLDR (windows NT loader)
>>         back in the master boot record.
>>     
>
>
> and the oh so fantastic, fixboot command ;) why oh why do you have fix
> as a command prefix? why mickysoft, why!
>
>   
>>         
>>         Gentoo-wiki goes through it very throughly but here are the
>>         main ones for you:
>>         
>>         http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Quick_GRUB - A quick version,
>>         probably the best for you
>>         http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Dual_boot - A good one for you to
>>         read
>>         http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Dual_Boot_from_Windows_Bootloader_(NTLDR)_and_why - How to dual boot using NTLDR, not really for you but fun to read nonetheless.
>>         
>>         Ubuntu's forums say how to recover your system from a MBR
>>         problem also: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=224351
>>     
>
> Not relevant information that George... Fedora has a quick fix ;)
>
> pop the fedora disc in the drive, type linux rescue, flick through the
> prompts (keyboard, network, detection), it detects and mounts your linux
> drive, then all you do is 
>
> # chroot /mnt/sysimage
> # grub-install
>
> Sometimes it requires a little fudging (try running /etc/rc.sysinit next
> if the above generates errors), but soon with kexec support on the
> install disc you should just be able to bring your running system up
> from the CD, then re-install grub via the gui in gnome.
>
> You may also need to regenerate your grub device list, but if you need
> to it tells you how.
>
> I've had drives with broken MBR's before, and no matter how many times
> you install grub it never works properly, and I've had drives that would
> run lilo and not grub, also broken, and I've had motherboards (jetway
> *shudder*) that wouldn't run grub. Of course boot buggering problems are
> generally resolved quickly, its still a pain in the arse when its _THAT_
> broken. Generally though when fedora fails to correctly install grub
> it's a bug in anaconda (the fedora core installer), and a quick
> grub-install fixes that issue.
>
> If you have any further problems with fedora gimme a shout, there is
> generally an easy way to get anything done apart from sun java. Which is
> why I just switched to ubuntu (I need eclipse to actually work!)
>
> K,
>
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I knew there would be a fedora quick fix but seeing as i have always had 
limitless supplies of gentoo disks and dont use Fedora (heaven forbid) i 
have an excuse.

G x