On Mon, 22 Jan 2001 08:29:22 -0500, Tim Holmes said:
> When I get a grub prompt it doesn't give me any option to log in
> as root. I've tried to su - root several times and I get nothing.
> I just slap in a Winbloze98 floppy in there, and do a fdisk /mbr.
> So how do I log in as root?
Tim, Did you make a boot disk when you installed Linux??
What options does your Grub menu give you??
I'm not familar with Grub but I'm sure there must be a 'failsafe',
'Single user' or similar option for you to try.
Seriously the Linux boot disk is the best option, using a dos boot and
then FDISK /MBR is going to destroy your boot sector in linux terms and
throw you into your Windows system.
If you can get into linux via grub, you should be able to su to root from
your user account and make yourself a boot disk with the following
commandline:
" mkbootdisk `uname -r` " (without the double quotes but WITH the reverse
quotes shown around the uname option)
Give it a try ??
John
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> * Romanator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010122 06:18]:
> > > Chris Hall wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > > I recently had to reinstall Winblows and it wiped out Grub. How can
> > > I get back into linux and set it back up? Thanks!
> >
> > Log in as root. From and command prompt, type in: lilo
> > Press the <enter> key.
> > Reboot you computer.
> >
> > Roman
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