Newbie Goof!!

TChumley · 11-22-2004, 07:45 PM

Hi guys. I installed Debian 3.1 on the second HD of my main computer and it loaded Grub as the boot loader. Well, the HD with Debian died a horrible death complete with sickening crunching noise and now my computer freezes when Grub can't find Linux. How do I get rid of Grub?

Thanks!

penguin4 · 11-22-2004, 08:02 PM

tchumley; two ways 1st: replace grub with lilo from rpm package from 3rd set of CDs( providing u have complete set) or from within setup disk.
2nd: Restore or Rescue mode.
last resort reinstall but use lilo.

Sslaxx · 11-23-2004, 05:04 AM

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Originally posted by TChumley
Hi guys. I installed Debian 3.1 on the second HD of my main computer and it loaded Grub as the boot loader. Well, the HD with Debian died a horrible death complete with sickening crunching noise and now my computer freezes when Grub can't find Linux. How do I get rid of Grub?

Thanks!

Why is it a goof? Did you have any idea the HDD was on it's last legs?

What's on the surviving HDD? If it's something like Win98/ME, make sure you have a boot floppy (or CD and tell it to load up the command prompt), load from that and perform "fdisk /mbr". WinXP, I think the rescue option from the boot CD will work. As for other Linux distros... SUSE, I know, comes with an option to boot into an existing Linux OS. Not sure about other distros, alas.

TChumley · 11-23-2004, 10:02 AM

fdisk /mbr fixed it. Thanks.

Sslaxx · 11-23-2004, 10:14 AM

Going to get another HDD to put Debian on? And any idea why the other hard drive had died?

TChumley · 11-23-2004, 10:34 AM

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Originally posted by Sslaxx
Going to get another HDD to put Debian on? And any idea why the other hard drive had died?

Yes I am and I think it is just a case of "Buy a HD off ebay and take your chances" biting me in the *ss!