Re: [SLUG] Acronis ate my GRUB

From: Chuck Hast (wchast@gmail.com)
Date: Mon Aug 23 2004 - 15:19:11 EDT


On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 14:36:08 -0400, Richard Smoot
<rsmoot@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> Chuck Hast wrote:
>
> >Well, I was so happy with my dual boot it was really working well. I
> >went in and
> >started cleaning all of the junk I had pulled down to clean up the disk one of
> >which was Acronis software
> >
> >
> Did you make a boot floppy for the Linux?
> You might try putting in your Linux cd and starting install again.
> With SUSE it will find the already installed system and ask if you
> want to boot installed system. If that works, you can then set up
> your loader again.
>
>

This is one of the new laptops, no floppy. I have the CD's though so
should be able to re-install the bootloader.

-- 
Chuck Hast 
To paraphrase my flight instructor;
"the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going
out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn
and twisted metal."
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