SOLVED: Re: kernel update - reboot hangs with GRUB

[Dexter Ang]

Sy Beamont <sbeam at attbi.com> said:

> Sorry - for posterity's sake - booted from CD in rescue mode, 'rpm -e 
> grub' and 'yum install lilo' - then finally remembered to transfer the 
> new bootsector to W2K's C: drive. Method similar to the below:
> http://groups.msn.com/LinuxLiNuXLINUX/installwindowsandlinux.msnw
> (msn - hah.)
> 
> # dd if=/dev/hda2 of=/bootsect.lnx bs=512 count=1
> 
> Does this still work the same way for grub, for future reference?

as i haven't read the entire thread to this, you'll have forgive me
for giving wrong information.

anyway, do you mean will the dd if=/dev/hda2 you wrote above work with
grub? yes it will. actually, once you put your bootsect.lnx file into
your windows C: drive, you'll never have to do it again. for lilo,
each time you change the config, you have to get the bootsector. for
grub, no need. you can install as many kernels, and change the
grub.conf as many times, and you won't have to get the bootsector of
/dev/hda2 again and again.

i hope i gave the information you needed.

dex