On Wednesday 24 April 2002 10:55 am, David Rankin wrote: > > I will ultimately have to reformat hda which will wipe out my grub > boot loader. I need some advise on how to re-install grub after I > re-format and re-load the M$ OS on hda. I think I understand grub enough > to configure it after I get it installed, I'm just not sure about how to > get the code into the boot record. > > Specifically, I don't know if its lilo first, then grub or vice > versa. Yes, I can rtfm, and I have. Yes, I know /sbin/lilo installs the > boot loader. I just haven't done it manually before and would like any > brief bits of wisdom you may be willing to share.
You may have RTFM, but you missed the fact that LILO and GRUB are two different apps that do essentially the same thing. Since you mentioned GRUB first, I assume that is what you want to use. Did you make a boot disk? If so, after your re-install Windows, boot with the boot disk and re-install GRUB as follows: # grub-install will do the trick. If you forgot to make a boot disk, shame on you. Make sure you have one next time. Write back if you need instructions to restrore GRUB without a boot floppy. -- Hoyt http://www.maximumhoyt.com All the Hoyt You'll Ever Need.
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