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Old 09-22-2004, 10:00 PM   #1
skippy_1
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XP Suse Linux 9.1 dual boot


Hello,

I am new to Linux.

I had a dual boot system running with XP Pro and Linux. XP SP2 trashed my system. I had to reinstall XP. This cleared my LILO setup out from the drive. I have tried to reinstall from disks but it looks like I would need to reinstall Linx as well. The Linux drive is awsome and do not want to wipe it.
how else could I boot to Linux from XP?

Thanks for your help,

Skippy
 
Old 09-22-2004, 10:09 PM   #2
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if your linux partition is intact, just insert the suse disk like you were doing an install, within a few screens it will allow you to "boot installed system" then go into yast and re-run the bootloader configuration to fix the mbr.

Last edited by rshaw; 09-22-2004 at 10:11 PM.
 
Old 09-24-2004, 08:49 PM   #3
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Thanks, All is well.
 
Old 09-24-2004, 09:01 PM   #4
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