Boot Menu overwriten by Mandriva :(

joint · 12-13-2006, 03:20 PM

Damn...
Got XP and Suse 10.2 on primary hd, then installed Mandriva in a second hd. Mandriva crated a new Boot menu and now I can't access Suse partition...

How can add/create/restore my Suse partition?

Thanks...

diablo_ · 12-13-2006, 03:54 PM

Your SuSE partition is ok, just it isn't listed in your boot loader. Next time watch carefull before installing something.

You need to tell us what loader is it (lilo, grub, etc...) and give us the output of this command wich you can run in Mandriva.

Code:

sudo fdisk -l

joint · 12-13-2006, 04:01 PM

I can Load suse using cd boot, how can I force suse grub instead of the mandriva?

Mandriva didn't ask anything about boot menu, it just did (or i didn't see where to change it).

syg00 · 12-13-2006, 04:29 PM

Couple of options - add the relevant parts of the old menu.lst to the Mandy one, or when in your Suse, run "grub-install /dev/hda". I usually copy the menu.lst prior to doing this justto be safe, but shouldn't really be necessary.
If you do do this, you'll need to add an entry for the new system, so either way, you are going to have to do some editing.

joint · 12-13-2006, 05:05 PM

Problem solved with "grub-install /dev/hda"
thank you

diablo_ · 12-14-2006, 04:25 AM

Hm, what is the difference beetwean Mandriva grub and SuSE grub?