I am using SuSE 8.1, and recently starting getting a GRUB geom error, which I think means that my /boot is not located in the correct part of the hard drive. Anyway, SuSE comes with a "rescue" system, but I do not understand how this permits me to get back to the original system. I assume that I can somehow mount my /dev/hda again through the rescue system, but how do I get GRUB working again? If there is a way I can just make a boot floppy to avoid the whole boot partition problem, that would be optimal. Any suggestions/clarifications appreciated!

By the way, I have no way of making a boot floppy OTHER than the machine in question (for a variety of reasons) without just finding someone else's computer and doing it, which is a last resort. I notice there is a file called bootdisk present in the tmpfs tree, but I don't know how I turn that into a bootable floppy.

Matt

Basically, at the prompt, you can make a mount point and then mount the partition. Then you need to edit /boot/grub/grub.conf (or menu.lst) and reboot to see if you fixed it.

Some distros rescue do some things automatically, so I suggest reading through your distro's rescue proceedure.

# I hosed my box
LILO mini HOWTO
Multiboot with LILO HOWTO
LILO, Linux Crash Rescue HOW-TO
Installing a bootloader
Multiboot with GRUB Mini-HOWTO
Linux+Win9x+Grub HOWTO
KNOPPIX Linux Live CD
Linux Bootable Business Card
Tom's Root and Boot floppy
Windows 2000 Recovery Console
Windows XP Recovery Console

I forgot to say mkbootdisk is the command to make a boot floppy.

Ok, by going mount -t reiserfs /dev/hda2 /mnt, i can get back to my root fs.

Now, where is mkbootdisk located? I see mkrescue. Also, does the floppy need to be formatted a specific way?

Matt

I don't really use SuSE and I understand it is different from the distros I am familiar with.

Here is the resusts from a SuSE search that might be of help.

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