* Re: [gentoo-user] Re: dual boot: XP installed last?
@ 2006-11-01 17:53 99% ` Mark Shields
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From: Mark Shields @ 2006-11-01 17:53 UTC (permalink / raw
To: gentoo-user
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On 10/30/06, James <wireless@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
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> Neil Bothwick <neil <at> digimed.co.uk> writes:
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> > > If I install XP in the partition and it writes over the MBR,
> > > then, upon reboot, how do I get to grub.conf so I have the
> > > option to reboot the gentoo, then run grub setup?
>
> > Run it from the live CD.
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>
> Ok here's what I did in case anyone else has to do this:
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> Booted up ran a terminal session, when root and issued:
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>
> grub-install /dev/hda <did not work>
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> so I mounted : mkdir /mnt/boot
> mount /dev/hda2
> grub-install /dev/hda <did not work>
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> grub-install /mnt/dev/hda2 <did did not work>
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> grub /mnt/dev/hda2 <throws me into 'grub>'>
> grub> root (hd0,1)
> grub> setup (hd0)
> grub> quit
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>
> reboot Works great!
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> Thanks Neil....
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>
> James
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Just so you know, it's possible to do a grub-install with just a minimal cd,
provided your existing gentoo environment works:
mount /dev/rootpart /mnt/gentoo
mount /dev/bootpart /mnt/gentoo/boot
mount -t proc none /mnt/gentoo/proc
mount -o bind /dev /mnt/gentoo/dev
chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash
env-update && source /etc/profile
grep -v rootfs /proc/mounts > /etc/mtab
grub-install /dev/hda (or whatever your hdd is called)
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- Mark Shields
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