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Name: jogesh Date: March 23, 2004 at 16:13:59 Pacific OS: WinME/Linux CPU/Ram: 1.8GHz/256MB
Comment:
HI ppl, I had Linux and WinXP installed in computer before. Now ,i have formatted the C drive and installed the WinME in the C drive. Before when i had winXP, i use to get the BLUE screen with GRUB editor to change LINUX and DOS . Now that i have formatted c drive and installed winME, i am not getting that BLUE screen to select Linux and DOS. I am a basic user of Linux and i think , i will have create a Linux boot disk and start with that and make some changes MBR or something i believe. But i am not sure how to do it and what to do to get those options back with LINUX and DOS so that i can boot to Linux and also WinME.
Name: jogesh Date: March 23, 2004 at 16:22:51 Pacific
Reply:
Sorry , Forgot to tell you , i have installed REDHAT LINUX 9.
Jogesh
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Response Number 2
Name: taurus Date: March 23, 2004 at 18:28:34 Pacific
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Did you create a bootable floppy disk during the install process when it asked you to? You can use that to boot your RedHat Linux, log in as root, and run
grub-install /dev/hda
taurus
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Response Number 3
Name: henrikki Date: March 24, 2004 at 00:07:49 Pacific
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If you have a bootdisk, boot from it and run lilo: lilo <ENTER>
Of course grub is an option too
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Response Number 4
Name: jogesh Date: March 24, 2004 at 15:13:47 Pacific
Reply:
Hi taurus and B, Thank you both for your help. I started the computer with Linux cd and created a boot floppy for linux and booted up to Linux.And went to Help and figured out how to install GRUB . started a terminal and went to root and ra the command grub-install /dev/hda.. and i got the Grub boot loader back in .
I was able to do it myself.. BU i really thank you ppl for your help.
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