your MBR - Master Boot Record was written over by windows - happened to me last week.
reinstall your bootloader - grub or lilo. bring up linux with a cd and then use the grub or lilo editor to get the original config file for the appropriate one you used and then rewrite the MBR. I do not know the complete steps so google it. -----Original Message----- >From: Dimitrios Perperidis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Feb 3, 2007 12:36 PM >To: newbie@mandrivalinux.org >Subject: [newbie] Problem with bootloader. > >Hi, > >I have a laptop which has both linux and windows. I experienced some >problems in windows and I tried to reinstalled them (which I didn't at >the end). However, now the bootloader which allows me to choose which >operating system to use has disappear and I can only load windows. I >have very valuable files in my Linux partition (all my research work) >and I don't want to lose them. Is there any way to fix the problem >without deleting anything from the laptop? > >Kindest regards >Dimitrios Perperidis > > >____________________________________________________ >Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? >Go to http://store.mandriva.com >Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com >____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? Go to http://store.mandriva.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com ____________________________________________________
