On Wednesday 07 May 2008 2:58:49 pm William Case wrote: >>> snip > As I think about it, the Fedora 8 rescue disk starts with 4 options; > > " > Install or Upgrade existing system > Install or Upgrade existing system (text mode) > Boot from local drive > Memory test " > > I am thinking of asking as a Request for Enhancement that a fifth rescue > line be added: > > "Re-install Grub" > > The reinstall grub option would just run Anaconda as far as grub > installation and then quit before implementing reformatting or changing > any other partition configurations. No new kernels or other programs > would be installed. > > It seems quick and easy with little or no learning curve. If more > changes were wanted one of the other options could be used instead. > > > -- > Regards Bill Bill: Now that you mention it, back in the early days of Fedora Core, I successfuly repaired a busted grub by booting to the install disk, selecting install, telling it to use the existing Fedora partitions but not to format them, then deselecting _all_ of the software. Later I learned about the recommended procedure given below by Aaron Konstam, which is quicker and, I expect, somewhat safer. -- cmg -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
