I lost my Linux After installing XP

ardentphil69 · 04-29-2005, 09:16 AM

hi!
guys when I allready had linux Iattempted install XP
did Install but lost my linux.
now the problem is I want Linux recovered without reinstalling it , and find it where my linux is.
Or can anbody help me out when I have linux and i want to install XP without loosing linux
help or even suggestions
would of great help
regards
ardent

apsivam · 04-29-2005, 09:25 AM

which distro you are using?

If its Fedora/RedHat try the following,

Boot using first CD enter

Code:

linux rescue

in the starting screen answer the question (defaults ok) it will take you to a rescue prompt, there enter the following

Code:

# chroot /mnt/sysimage
# grub-install /dev/hda1

/dev/hda1 is just for an example replace it with your real linux boot partition.

masonm · 04-29-2005, 10:06 AM

Unless you overwrote your Linux partition, you simply need to reinstall your boot loader to the MBR using your Linux install disk.

redir · 04-29-2005, 10:55 AM

and if you did destroy Linux then you will find it a lot easier to install xp first then linux.

samael26 · 04-29-2005, 10:56 AM

Yes, In order to make things much simpler, if you have to do it, of course

always install Windows first.

Cheers

robertwolfe · 04-29-2005, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by redir
and if you did destroy Linux then you will find it a lot easier to install xp first then linux.

Actually, with Windows and any other OS, I have always found it easier to put Windows XP on first, then the other OS. But, eh, anyway.

Which reminds me, am I the only one here running a clone of Red Hat Linux on a Sun Microsystems Machine? Besides running CentOS 4.0 Final in a dual boot setup with my WinXP Pro, I have a dedicated Linux box running on a Sun Ultra 5 machine running Aurora Linux 1.0 which is Red Hat 7.3/Sparc based and was wondering if anyone else was running anything similar?