Re: How can I get back Grub?

From: nospam (nospam_at_nospam.net)
Date: 05/28/05 

Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 11:32:41 GMT

"Jean-David Beyer" <jdbeyer@exit109.com> wrote in message
news:119gkhhiod7g552@corp.supernews.com...
> nospam wrote:
>> I use Grub to boot Linux Enterprise, Windows XP Pro, and Windows XP 64
>> bit.
>> I don't know what happened but I lost Grub. I can only boot Windows.
>>
>> Is there a way to get Grub working again or, can I boot Linux fron
>> boot.ini?
>>
>>
> Did you re-install Windows or something? Perhaps all you need do is boot
> Linux from a CD-ROM (or floppy, if your distro is old enough to fit a boot
> onto a floppy) and re-write the boot block.

It's Enterprise WS 3.0, when I installed it, I was not given the option to
create a bootdisk. Anyhow, how do I rewrite the boot block otherwise?

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