[Nottingham] SuSE 8.2 install problems

[Mike]

On Sun, 2003-04-27 at 01:38, Scott Bennett wrote:
> Martin Clough wrote:
> 
> >Hello everyone!
> >
> >I have just installed SuSE Linux 8.2 onto my computer, upgrading an existing
> >7.2 installation.  The computer has windows xp on the first partition and
> >linux on the second, and I use a floppy disk to boot into linux.
> >
> >After the upgrade, I was unable to boot into windows as the message "Missing
> >Operating System" was displayed.  The 8.2 upgrade had destroyed my windows
> >boot-up!
> >
> >I can use the system by booting from a floppy disk, but I would like to boot
> >from hard disk if possible.  SuSE refused to help me because I was not
> >upgrading from the immediately preceding version, i.e. 8.1 in this case.
> >
> >Can windows xp restore its boot-up somehow? Or do I need to install LILO or
> >GRUB from the linux installation onto the primary partition? Or what?
> >
> >Any advice gratefully received.
> >
> >Thanks
> >Martin Clough
> >

Before you do fdisk /mbr - can you post these files


/etc/lilo.conf
/boot/grub/grub.conf
c:/windows/boot (I think)

we can probably help

It looks like you just need minor mods to your lilo/grub conf


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> hi, i'm no guru, but you could try to "fdisk /mbr" or something like 
> that, i can't remember exactly, it should restore you master boot record 
> to a windows version.
> 
> hope this helps
> 
> Scott


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