[ILUG] Re: Recuperating my MBR.

[Paul Linehan]

Joseph Kiniry <kiniry at acm.org> wrote:


> > seems to have overwritten my MBR and I can
> > no longer access my Linux OS.

 
> So many people learn the hard way. :\


Indeed!
 
> > How do I get my MBR back so that I can see my
> > Linux as an option when I boot up? I am not
> > a Linux expert by any means, so please keep
> > explanations of the step1, step2, step3 variety.

 
> Boot off of your Linux install disc, choose the
> "rescue linux" option (e.g., for FC),


What's FC in this context?

> chroot 
> to your root disk as indicated by the directions
> that are printed on the screen, run "grub-install",
> then reboot.


Therein lies the problem. A friend helped me with
the install and he has the discs, and is away in
Europe at the moment.

 
> Which distro are you running?


It was SUSE 9.2 Pro... Would anybody have those
discs? I would be prepared to pay for the media
and meet anywhere in the Dublin area (I'm assuming
that it's legit to pass the discs around?).


>  The above is the generic directions for 
> fixing the problem, but each distro has a slightly
> different solution depending upon which boot 
> manager you are using, etc.


Fair enough. As I said, it was SuSE pro.

 
> Next time you should think about backing up your MBR
> to a floppy or CD-RW for a quicker fix. 


Once I reinstall, I will do that! I have a couple 
of books here so I should be able to figure that
out for myself, and there's always the list.

> Of course, one would hope that being borked once
> by Microsoft in this way is enough to learn to 
> never let it happen again. :)


Was the "b" in borked meant to be a "p"?


Paul...
 

> Joe



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