Re: Can't boot from bootdisk! Please help!

[Behrouz Bayat <wildbeliefs yahoo ca>]

Yes, i meant /, not /root

i'll try the grub-install /dev/hda later when i have
time. i'll let you know if it worked.

so if that does allow me to boot into linux, and i
don't need a /boot partition, can i just delete that
partition?



 
> If you are going to reinstall, you do not need a
> /boot partition.  Just 
> a / and a swap (maybe a /home).  Use grub as the
> bootloader (it works 
> much better booting OSes past 8 GB), and install it
> on the MBR.  You 
> should be given a choice in grub to boot either
> Windows or Linux.
> 
> If you want to try this before you reinstall, boot
> into linux rescue, 
> and have it mount your partitions.  Type `chroot
> /mnt/sysimage`, and 
> then install grub to the MBR:  `grub-install
> /dev/hda`.  Type `exit` 
> twice, and it will reboot.  See if you can boot into
> Linux.
> 
> Forrest
> -- 
>

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