Did you boot LILO or GRUB before the WinXP experiment? Finish installing WinXP before 'fixing' the linux install, because WinXP isn't friendly to 'foreign' OS's and will un-fix things As mentioned, "cd /usr/src/linux-2.4;make install;lilo -r /" should get you back in operation if you have lilo, and a similarly short path should get you back in gear under grub. Brian Brunner brian.t.brunner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (610)796-5838 >>> ldorman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 10/10/04 03:50PM >>> I have been running linux-2.4.20-31.9 (updated several times from the version originally installed) and was working on installing WinXP (multiboot) and I inadvertently trashed the /boot partition on the linux disk. Using linux rescue from the install CD, I can get to a command-line prompt, running off the old kernel on the install cd. Can I just copy a replacement copy of the 2.4.20-31.9 kernel from www.kernel.org into the boot directory? What else has to be there? I am using a NVidia display card so I had compiled their driver into the kernel which I was using so I have the kernel source rpm. Is there a clear path to recovery other than full re-installation? What do I need to read to learn more? Sigh, LeRoy Dorman -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list ******************************************************************* This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. www.hubbell.com - Hubbell Incorporated -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
