On Mon, 4 Dec 2006 15:07:06 +0000 (UTC), James wrote: > I somehow lost /boot on an amd64 (turion) laptop. I have an old copy > of grub.conf, but no backup of the entire /boot dir. Since I do not > have another amd64 system, can I just copy over most of the > (non arch dependant files) and recreate the arch dependant files? > The system is still booted up, so I need to make repairs before > rebooting again.
Re-install the kernel with "cd /uusr/src/linux && make install". Re-emerge GRUB Install GRUB to the MBR again (this step may not be necessary, but it's best to be safe). -- Neil Bothwick An expert is nothing more than an ordinary person away from home.
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