Hi, I recently upgraded to KDE 3.3 and also ran an update via YAST. I am running Suse Linux 9.1 dual booting with Windows XP Pro.

My UPS system threw a wobbly, and I think that the resulting corruption mucked up grub.....

Now I get just the >Grub command line and the machine hangs! I recoevered my Windows boot by recovering the MBR, but cannot get into Linux. If I try to Repair the Grub loader I get the following info:-

" -- checking Versions...
Package Versions are OK:
Grub current version: 0.94-25 Required version: 0.92-69"

I have tried to uninstall grub, reboot and then reinstall frm the DVD, but it installs the same version. I can boot into linux, but have no network and/or some functions of the kernal.....

What can I do to save another complet reinstall of Linux?

Can anyone please help?

bob

2 things spring to mind (1) have you considered using a journalised file system like reiserfs so if power failure you get to lose only a tiny amount of data ?

(2) If you can boot into linux tell me if you have /boot/vmlinuz and its size
and /boot/initrd (ending in gz or image or something ) and a non-zero size.

3) I could go into more details if it were only grub but I don't want to waste eachothers time if the solution is for you to do what you dread.

4) looking ahead, apart from backups I recommend you use a cd that has partimage on it to save your partition images. It takes me about 5 minutes to restore 1.3G of data....my needs are small due to dial up.

Hi Bob,

What do you mean by "repair the Grub loader" exactly?

What are you doing that is giving you that message?

Hi Aus9,, I am using reisrfs already.... I will try and get back into Linux and tell you what I find.