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Old 01-14-2005, 08:53 PM   #1
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HI, currently i have RHL 7.3 and i wish to upgrade to RHL 9, should i reinstall its grub to the MBR or leave it with the old grub ? PLs advise. Thanks

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Old 01-14-2005, 09:16 PM   #2
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I would just reinstall grub
 
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Its ok to reinstall to the MBR.

BTW Redhat no longer supports RHL 9 i.e. no upgrades or security patches. If you do not want to install Fedora Core then look at CentOS.
 
Old 01-14-2005, 11:04 PM   #4
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Michael, forget to tell that i have also windows 2000 installed, now i'm using dual boot. It will boot linux first then windows.

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Its ok to reinstall to the MBR.

BTW Redhat no longer supports RHL 9 i.e. no upgrades or security patches. If you do not want to install Fedora Core then look at CentOS.
 
  


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