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Windows XP reinstall. Lost Linux
Name: Seven Begore Date: February 15, 2005 at 11:24:44 Pacific OS: Linux CPU/Ram: 1611mhz/383mb
Comment:
I was recently forced to reinstall Windows XP due to a system crash and since then I've not been able to access Linux. The dual boot menu no longer comes up at startup. I know Linux is still installed as the partitions remain the same. Anyone know how I might boot Linux without having to reinstall?
Name: NoviceW Date: February 15, 2005 at 13:48:45 Pacific
Reply:
Usually when you install WinXP on a dual boot system it overwrites the Master Boot Record. The steps to get it back depends of the Linux OS you have. If it is SuSE you can boot the system with CD 1 and use the repair option under manual installation. For others you could also boot with the first CD and use the repair option. Without knowing the Linux distro it is not easy to give you proper directions.
Let us know the Distro you have installed on your PC and the boot loader.
NoviceW
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Response Number 2
Name: Seven Begore Date: February 15, 2005 at 20:30:35 Pacific
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I'm using Fedora Core 2. The boot loading I'm not sure of. It's whatever the default for FC2 is.
signatures are dumb :P
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Response Number 3
Name: senthil Date: February 15, 2005 at 22:04:06 Pacific
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I have tried ur problem for Redhat 9.0
Follow to steps to install Bootloader
1. Boot the linux cd
2.At boot prompt give " linux resue "
3.After some testing , it will go terminal
give following commands there
> chroot /mnt/sysimage > grub-install /dev/hda (lilo) - if u want to use LILO
after this it shouls show , grub installed succesfully with no errors.Then u exit
After u restart u will get a boot choice for loading XP and Linux
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Response Number 4
Name: Seven Begore Date: February 16, 2005 at 22:39:45 Pacific
Summary: I recently had to reinstall windows and i lost linux. the dual boot menu no longer exists. do i have to install linux again or is there an other way? ...
Summary: Before you install Windows XP, create a bootable disk for Linux (if you haven't done that during the initial installation of RedHat Linux...) because you need to use it to boot up your Linux after XP...
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