Want to boot Linux?

uttamsaxena · 05-10-2003, 12:17 PM

I have Win 98 , win Xp and RH Linux 8 on my PC, the Grub was the boot loader. By mistake I run Fdisk/mbr. Now the Grub is not available and I can boot only Win 98 and win Xp. I also dont have Linux boot floopy. So what can I do to boot Linux and to install a boot loader with Linux in the menu? Pl suggest and help. Thanks.

Crashed_Again · 05-10-2003, 12:30 PM

If you have the installer cds throw in the first one and reboot to your cd-rom drive. And don't forget to make a boot disk when you get it back.

Motaro · 05-10-2003, 01:57 PM

you can also make a boot floopy from win 98, most distro come with the boot disk and all u have to do is use de command rawrite or rawdisk, something like dont actually remember. but i remember that the disk images were *.img. Good luck

uttamsaxena · 05-10-2003, 02:06 PM

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If you have the installer cds throw in the first one and reboot to your cd-rom drive. And don't forget to make a boot disk when you get it back.

Booting from the CD starts installation. Do I need to install the full Linux again? If not what I need to do after booting from the CD.

michaelk · 05-10-2003, 02:10 PM

Use the 1st install CD and select rescue boot option.

Reinstall grub by running
grub-install

Create a boot floppy disk
mkbootdisk --device /dev/fd0 <kernel>

david_ross · 05-10-2003, 02:13 PM

To get into rescue mode you need to type:
linux rescue

at the "boot:" prompt.