I guess I'm lucky I've never done the dual-boot thing. I always have had separate boxes for linux and taht other os. On Fri, Jan 16, 2004 at 09:40:00PM -0700, William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-722-7209 wrote: > Hi, > > Maybe you should consider it a good thing that WinXP messed up > once again and try to live without it. But if you must have it, do this. > First, at a shell prompt, type mkbootdisk <kernel_version>. I have the > latest Fedora Speakup kernel, so I'd say: > mkbootdisk 2.4.22-2f.nptlspk2 > Actually, you can change directory to /lib/modules. > If you have only one kernel installed, just type mkbootdisk <tab>, where > <tab> is the tab key and backspace over the /. Next, reinstall the ugly. > Using the bootdisk to > get back into Linux, do: > grub-install /dev/hda > This assumes that you're booting from the master disk on the first > controller. > HTH. > -- > > > Bill in Denver > > On Fri, 16 Jan 2004, Darragh wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I have to reinstall windows xp but the first thing it'll do is put its boot information into the master boot record. how can I > > > > 1 create a boot disk for Fedira > > > > 2 restore Grub so I get the boot up screen that I get now? > > > > > > Thanks for any help > > > > > > Darragh > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid back.
