Re: MBR newbie problem

From: Mauriat (usenet_at_NOSPAMmjmwired[dot)
Date: 11/19/03 

Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 15:26:54 -0500

Arjen Smit wrote:

> Nero wrote:
>
>> i have a system with windows 98 and linux redhat 7.3 installed. after
>> some
>> (predictable) problems windows crashed and i had to reinstall the
>> o.s.. mbr
>> was obviously overwritten but i have some working boot floppy disks that
>> still let me use linux (i made several copies of that). I didn't make any
>> backup copies of the mbr because it was corrupted and not working; how
>> can i
>> fix it?
>> thanx
>>
>>
>>
>>
> using your red hat cd's should work and use rescue mode, and after that
> you should use the command grub install /dev/hda
>

Or for lilo, boot with rescue mode and mount the root partition. You
need to run chroot to the mount point of the root partition and run 'lilo'. 

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