[lug] Re: GRUB

96camaroz28@gmail.com wrote:
> I have a major issue, GRUB won't load! The problem started when I
> couldn't get windows to load so i used pq magic and now windows loads
> up fine but with no grub, I am using suse 10 and xp, i have 7
> partitions xp is on the first partition and suse is on the seventh I've
> tried using the suse dvd but i can't figure out the commands to get it
> going, any pointers? any tips would be appreciated

Try to boot your computer using your SuSE installation DVD from DVD-ROM
in linux rescue mode. Then your SuSE root fs should be mounted
automatically to a subdirectory under /mnt e.g. /mnt/sysimage and a
shell prompt would be displayed. Type 'chroot /mnt/sysimage' to enter
SuSE root fs and then type 'grub' to start grub command line like
'grub>'(grub should exist under /sbin, at least in my Fedora Core 4).
Now try to view your fstab using 'cat (hd0, X)/etc/fstab'(one harddisk
should be hd0, and X denotes your SuSE partition No.) to find out
whether your /boot is separated from /. Then type 'root (hd0, X)' to
specify your /boot location if /boot and / are in one partition. Type
'setup (hd0, X)' to install grub and now you can reboot your computer
by exiting the grub command line and shell.

Best regards,

Zhen Wang