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Old 08-17-2008, 02:52 PM   #1
raagu
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Reinstalling grub loader in debian....


Hi people , I have installed debian initially , and again i installed windows. so In boot menu its not showing options for which one to boot ? Because the grub loader installed in MBR has overwritten.. So how could i reinstall grub loader ???
Thanks in advance for better replyies..
 
Old 08-17-2008, 03:56 PM   #2
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If you installed windows last it should boot and your debain will not.
 
Old 08-17-2008, 03:58 PM   #3
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boot from a liveCD of any linux, open a terminal window as root, and type "grub-install /dev/hda"

if you do not have a live CD then you can create a GRUB boot disk under windows and boot from the disk to install GRUB to the hard drive. GOOGLE is your friend!
 
  


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