Re: question on grub re-install

From: Bill Davidsen (davidsen_at_deathstar.prodigy.com)
Date: 01/07/05 

Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 19:19:15 GMT

Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
> "Ki Hwan Lee" <talchum@stanford.edu> wrote in message
> news:Pine.GSO.4.44.0501020448410.10015-100000@elaine0.Stanford.EDU...
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>I had linux/windows dual booting setup on my laptop
>>
>>Recently, I had to re-install windows, which overwrote MBR. So, I
>>need to re-install Grub again.
>>
>>Is this going to be safe ?
>
>
> Depending on your Linux installation, you should be able to boot with an
> installation or rescue CD in "rescue" mode, which will run the rescue CD's
> copy of a teeny OS and mount your Linux hard drives where you can get at
> them. Then you can do a "chroot /mnt/sysimage" or wherever it puts your
> Linux OS, and run "grub-install /dev/hda" or whatever is appropriate to
> where you want to put the new MBR.

This may be a common question, but where do you find the docs on adding
the Windows partition to grub.conf. If XP is installed first, the
install programs seem to handle it, but if the machine never had XP
before editing is needed. Neither the man or info seem usful, the info
talks about Win95 and NT, has a section on OS/2 (in writing your own
config file), and generally isn't helpful.

I have always used LILO and have no issues setting that up, but since
FC2 uses grub by default I'd like the path of least resistance. A
partition was reserved on hda for future use (I was planning on freeBSD)
so I don't have to boot of another drive.

Any pointer to better docs would be helpful. 

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bill davidsen (davidsen@darkstar.prodigy.com)
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