After I run to the last step : grub-install, I got the following message: install_device not specified
Joshua On 8/1/05, Jianshuo Niu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > the boot manager is Grub. I am trying Lance's solution at this time... > > Joshua > > On 8/1/05, Lance Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jianshuo Niu wrote: > > > Hi! There: > > > > > > I had a dual system( FC2 and Windows home) on my dell laptop. Last > > > week, I upgraded Window XP Home to WIndows XP Pro. Now I lost my boot > > > mananger for the linux partition. Before I installed WIndow XP Pro, I > > > formated windows parition to have a clean install. > > > > > > This morning, I tried to install the linux boot manger with FC3 DVD, > > > but I failed. > > > If anyone knows how to fix this problem, please let me know at your > > > earliest convenience. > > > > Greetings, > > > > I would use any of the several very good LiveCD distros (Knoppix, etc.) > > or a system rescue cd, such as http://www.sysresccd.org/ to boot the > > machine and re-install the linux boot manager. > > > > I've reinstalled the GRUB boot manager using sysresccd by: > > > > 1. Boot system rescue CD > > 2. mkdir /mnt/root > > 3. mount /dev/hdaX /mnt/root, where X is your linux partition > > 4. chroot /mnt/root > > 5. grub-install > > > > That should put the boot manager back on. > > > > --[Lance] > > > > -- > > Celebrate The Circle http://www.celebratethecircle.org/ > > Carolina Spirit Quest http://www.carolinaspiritquest.org/ > > My LiveJournal http://www.livejournal.com/users/labrown/ > > GPG Fingerprint: 409B A409 A38D 92BF 15D9 6EEE 9A82 F2AC 69AC 07B9 > > CACert.org Assurer > > -- > > TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug > > TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ > > TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ > > TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc > > > > > -- > Jianshuo Niu > -- Jianshuo Niu -- TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug TriLUG Organizational FAQ : http://trilug.org/faq/ TriLUG Member Services FAQ : http://members.trilug.org/services_faq/ TriLUG PGP Keyring : http://trilug.org/~chrish/trilug.asc
