How to re-install GRUB (from Windows98!?)
 

Hi,
I have Win98SE and RH8 Linux on my PC.
I used GRUB to boot.
Yesterday, Win98 stoped working, no way back. I re-installed
Win98 and forgot that this overwrites GRUB.

Now Win98 is back again, but I don't know hao to install GRUB again. (I lost the boot floppies) but have the RH CD's.

Thanks for helping

Sebastian

If you can boot from cd, then boot from the redhat cd. I suppose you have an option to boot it as a rescue cd, so when you get the "boot:" prompt you can boot with "linux root=/dev/hda2" or whatever applies to your situation. Then, when you're in linux again, you can re-install grub.

Also in Linux, put a floppy in the drive and issue this command:

uname -r

This will give you your kernel number. Then issue this command:

/sbin/mkbootdisk <kernel#>

Replace the parameter with the number the first command gives you and this will make you a boot disk that you should always have.

i had this same problem, but i need to know how to re-install Grub

ok i think i just found it...

/sbin/grub-install /dev/hda

i did the command now im gonna test it out, hope i make it back

yea, that did it, no more of that slow floppy stuff