Sorry, but all well up to step 10 but not after: On Thu, 11 Oct 2012 09:02:37 +0300 Daniel Landau <daniel.lan...@iki.fi> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 3:59 PM, Ranjan Maitra > <maitra.mbox.igno...@inbox.com> wrote: > > On Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:52:20 -0400 Jim <binary...@comcast.net> wrote: > >> On 10/09/2012 10:32 PM, JD wrote: > >> > You need to contact HP and they will provide you > >> > with the recovery windows DVD. I have run into a similar problem. > >> > After fixing your windows, your Linux Grub will be > >> > overwritten, and windows booter will be in place. > > If the install is otherwise fine except for the bootloader, you could > boot from a live distro, chroot into the install and run "grub-install > /dev/sda". The process in steps: > > 1. Boot in to live environment > 2. Figure out in which partitions did you install Fedora (using > gparted, fdisk, whatever you're comfortable with). > All of the following as root, so "su" or "sudo -i" depending on your > environment > 3. mkdir /mnt/fedora > 4. mount /dev/sdaX /mnt/fedora > (4.b mount /dev/sdaY /mnt/fedora/boot) > 5 mount -t proc proc /mnt/fedora/proc > 6. mount -o bind /dev /mnt/fedora/dev > 7. mount -o bind /sys /mnt/fedora/sys > 8. chroot /mnt/fedora /bin/bash > 9. grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg (check here to find out where > you should put 2's) > 10. grub-install /dev/sda I try % grub2-install /dev/sda. (There is no grub-install) /usr/sbin/grub2-bios-setup: warning: this LDM has no Embedding Partition; embedding won't be possible. /usr/sbin/grub2-bios-setup: warning: Embedding is not possible. GRUB can only be installed in this setup by using blocklists. However, blocklists are UNRELIABLE and their use is discouraged. /usr/sbin/grub2-bios-setup: error: will not proceed with blocklists. Any suggestions? Many thanks again! Ranjan ____________________________________________________________ FREE 3D MARINE AQUARIUM SCREENSAVER - Watch dolphins, sharks & orcas on your desktop! Check it out at http://www.inbox.com/marineaquarium -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
