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On Tuesday 31 October 2006 18:05, Régis Décamps wrote: |
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> On 10/30/06, james <wireless@×××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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> > Allan Spagnol Comar <allan.comar <at> gmail.com> writes: |
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> > > you just have to rerun grub setup. |
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> > Hmmmm, |
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> > If I install XP in the partition and it writes over the MBR, |
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> > then, upon reboot, how do I get to grub.conf so I have the |
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> > option to reboot the gentoo, then run grub setup? |
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> On windows run: |
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> fdisk /mbr |
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> (or somethink similar I can't recall exactly) |
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The fdisk /mbr is a MSDOS command. I think you mean the more modern command |
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fixmbr and if you run this from a Recovery Console (using your WinXP |
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installation CD) your computer will self-destruct in 3 seconds (only |
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kidding! :) ) What either of these two commands do is write into the MBR the |
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M$Windoze bootloader code. Your Gentoo installation will thereafter be |
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inaccessible without a LiveCD. You can chainload grub from the WinXP |
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ntldr.exe or you can reinstall grub in the MBR. I would recommend the |
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latter, unless you do not intend to keep the linux OS or its /boot partition |
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on this machine. |
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> That restores your previous bootloaker, ie grub. |
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Err, no it won't. To restore grub boot using a LiveCD, or a Grub floppy and |
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install grub as per the Gentoo handbook. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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