Re: Can't Access my linux installation!!!

From: Lenard (lenard_at_127.0.0.1)
Date: 09/30/03 

Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 13:15:27 GMT

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 18:07:54 +0530, Sumit Nagpal typed:

> Hi everybody,
>
> I had a windows98 installation, then i installed redhat linux 9.0(grub
> as bootloader).
> Everything was working fine but then i had to reinstall windows. after
> that i wasnt able to go to my linux installation.
>
> I booted from the redhat 9.0 cdrom , so that bootloader will be
> installed again. I selected some packages to upgrade but in the end of
> installation it said that no kernel packages upgraded so bootloader will
> not be installed.
>
> Can i just install the bootloader someway ?

Boot with the first RH9 installation CD when the main menu screen is
displayed type; linux rescue

Carefully read the screens as they are presented, near the end one of them
will tell you how to use chroot(change root)

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/custom-guide/s1-rescuemode-boot.html

After changing root type something like; /sbin/grub-install /dev/hda

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/ref-guide/s1-grub-installing.html 

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