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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=528155906-07052004>I'm
sorry to say this but I really hate when ppl reply/write in html form. that
means I've to resort to</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=528155906-07052004>top
posting. since if I change it back to text-format, I'll have to type in the
">" myself.. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=528155906-07052004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=528155906-07052004>That
aside.. (no need to rant, we all have our shortcomings :) Like my email server's
"ability" to munch the</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=528155906-07052004>threading)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=528155906-07052004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=528155906-07052004>Okay.... This should be what you do..
</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=528155906-07052004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=528155906-07052004>Boot
using the FC1 Disc 1 CD. Type in "Linux rescue" at the boot
prompt</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=528155906-07052004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=528155906-07052004>after
that, it should tell you that your FC1 partition is mounted at X
location..</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=528155906-07052004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=528155906-07052004>so..
just "chroot /mnt/sysimage"</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=528155906-07052004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=528155906-07052004>then
grub-install --root-directory=/dev/hdaX (X is depending on where is your /
partition)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=528155906-07052004>or if
you have a separate /boot partition, should be something
like</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=528155906-07052004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=528155906-07052004>grub-install --root-directory=/boot
/dev/hdaX</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=528155906-07052004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=528155906-07052004>Try
that.. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=528155906-07052004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=528155906-07052004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=528155906-07052004></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original
Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Vikas.Bhasin@britishairways.com
[mailto:Vikas.Bhasin@britishairways.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, May 07, 2004
2:55 PM<BR><B>To:</B> fedora-list@redhat.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> How to reinstall
GRUB?<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid"><BR><FONT
face=sans-serif size=2>Hi All,</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>I
just installed windows XP on my laptop which already had windows and Fedora C1
installed. As a result MBR was overwritten. I tried reinstalling GRUB but
booting from FC1 CD1 under rescue mode but it couldn't find any linux
partitions on my machine.</FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>How can i
get GRUB back in my MBR?</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>many
thanks</FONT> <BR><FONT face=sans-serif size=2>Vikas</FONT>
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