From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Status: No, score=1.1 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24,DMARC_NONE, FREEMAIL_FROM,INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from law2-oe68.hotmail.com ([216.32.180.161] helo=hotmail.com) by cvs.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 3.22 #1) id 14Pr0c-0003Br-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Mon, 05 Feb 2001 12:09:07 -0700 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 5 Feb 2001 11:09:09 -0800 X-Originating-IP: [194.200.144.179] From: "Abhishek Kumar" To: References: <20010205115245.C11231@cvs.gentoo.org> Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] grub problem MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 05 Feb 2001 19:09:09.0097 (UTC) FILETIME=[1DF04590:01C08FA7] Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Mon Feb 5 12:10:02 2001 X-Original-Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 19:07:32 -0000 X-Archives-Salt: 4a60e362-7d02-46c3-88b9-c5de05d4d5d8 X-Archives-Hash: 410a86174827e09df186b8969ea29512 Thanks for your help guys, but I have tried this. The first one: grub> root (hd0,0) grub> chainloader +1 grub> boot does not work as this sends me to the faulty grub installation (on the hd0,0 - one beneath the correct one) and grub can't find the first stage files. I need to delete this one on the first partition and reload the NT loader here. The second one: grub> root (hd0,1) grub> chainloader +1 grub> boot does not work as nt cant find the ntloader. I think it was completely may fault though. I did not have the grub installation instructions then. Thank for your help. I did not mean to imply that the instructions were at fault. Keep up the good work. Abhishek. ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 6:52 PM Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] grub problem > On Mon, Feb 05, 2001 at 06:16:51PM -0000, Abhishek Kumar wrote: > > Hi, > > > I installed Gentoo Linux a few days ago on my WinME, and NT system and > > now my computer is almost unusable because of a stupid mistake I made. > > Installing from floppy, I think I installed grub on the (hd0,0) instead > > of (hd0). HD0, 0 is the WinME partition. As a result, it has overwritten > > the NT Loader which used to boot WinME and NT. Now I can boot Gentoo, but > > not the other OSes. I tried to install grub again on the (hd0,0) but now > > it refuses to do it.My question is, is there any way of getting the > > installation back without reinstalling NT? > > First, is it possible that you followed the instructions perfectly but still had > this problem? If so, then either ME or NT should be bootable (most likely ME will > work, but not NT). Try using the chainloader command with GRUB to boot your ME > partition: > > grub> root (hd0,0) > grub> chainloader +1 > grub> boot > > Try this on your NT partition as well. If both boot, you can make menu entries > for them in your menu.lst file. If one works (I'm guessing ME) then add that > one to you menu.lst. Then, post back here and we'll try to get the NT loader > reinstalled. > > Best Regards, > > -- > Daniel Robbins > President/CEO http://www.gentoo.org > Gentoo Technologies, Inc. > > _______________________________________________ > gentoo-dev mailing list > gentoo-dev@gentoo.org > http://www.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev >