Duh... grub-install /dev/hda
if you are installing on the MBR on the first IDE hard drive in the system.. Otherwise sub in the appropriate device name. --[Lance] Jianshuo Niu wrote: > After I run to the last step : grub-install, I got the following message: > install_device not specified > > Joshua > > On 8/1/05, Jianshuo Niu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>the boot manager is Grub. I am trying Lance's solution at this time... >> >>Joshua >> >>On 8/1/05, Lance Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>>Jianshuo Niu wrote: >>> >>>>Hi! There: >>>> >>>>I had a dual system( FC2 and Windows home) on my dell laptop. Last >>>>week, I upgraded Window XP Home to WIndows XP Pro. Now I lost my boot >>>>mananger for the linux partition. Before I installed WIndow XP Pro, I >>>>formated windows parition to have a clean install. >>>> >>>>This morning, I tried to install the linux boot manger with FC3 DVD, >>>>but I failed. >>>>If anyone knows how to fix this problem, please let me know at your >>>>earliest convenience. >>> >>>Greetings, >>> >>>I would use any of the several very good LiveCD distros (Knoppix, etc.) >>>or a system rescue cd, such as http://www.sysresccd.org/ to boot the >>>machine and re-install the linux boot manager. >>> >>>I've reinstalled the GRUB boot manager using sysresccd by: >>> >>>1. Boot system rescue CD >>>2. mkdir /mnt/root >>>3. mount /dev/hdaX /mnt/root, where X is your linux partition >>>4. chroot /mnt/root >>>5. grub-install >>> >>>That should put the boot manager back on. >>> >>>--[Lance] >>> >>>-- >>> Celebrate The Circle http://www.celebratethecircle.org/ >>> Carolina Spirit Quest http://www.carolinaspiritquest.org/ >>> My LiveJournal http://www.livejournal.com/users/labrown/ >>> GPG Fingerprint: 409B A409 A38D 92BF 15D9 6EEE 9A82 F2AC 69AC 07B9 >>> CACert.org Assurer >>>-- >>>TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug >>>TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ >>>TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ >>>TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc >>> >> >> >>-- >>Jianshuo Niu >> > > > -- Celebrate The Circle http://www.celebratethecircle.org/ Carolina Spirit Quest http://www.carolinaspiritquest.org/ My LiveJournal http://www.livejournal.com/users/labrown/ GPG Fingerprint: 409B A409 A38D 92BF 15D9 6EEE 9A82 F2AC 69AC 07B9 CACert.org Assurer -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
