[mdlug] Flakey hard drive - don't see the linux bootloader anymore

[R. Kannan]

I have Grub installed on MBR and I can boot up in Linux fine. So that is NOT the problem. It looks like Windows needs some boot loader in the partition boot record or something. Grub does not have an option to boot in Windows though it is there in menu.lst.

-----Original Message-----
>From: "gib at juno.com" <gib at juno.com>
>Sent: Aug 25, 2007 5:13 PM
>To: mdlug at mdlug.org
>Cc: mdlug at mdlug.org
>Subject: [mdlug] Flakey hard drive - don't see the linux bootloader anymore
>
>
>I saw this advise:
>http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/ubuntu/reinstall-ubuntu-grub-bootloader-after-windows-wipes
>-it-out/
>
>Reinstall Ubuntu Grub Bootloader After Windows Wipes it Out
>
>If you run a dual-boot system with Linux and Windows, this has happened to you. You had to 
>do your monthly reinstall of Windows, and now you don't see the linux bootloader anymore, 
>so you can't boot into Ubuntu or whatever flavor of linux you prefer.
>
>Here's the quick and easy way to re-enable Grub.
>
>1) Boot off the LiveCD
>
>2) Open a Terminal and type in the following commands, noting that the first command will 
>put you into the grub "prompt", and the next 3 commands will be executed there. 
>Also note that hd0,0 implies the first hard drive and the first partition on that drive, 
>which is where you probably installed grub to during installation. If not, then adjust 
>accordingly.
>
>    sudo grub
>
>    > root (hd0,0)
>
>    > setup (hd0)
>
>    > exit
>
>Reboot (removing the livecd), and your boot menu should be back.
>
>And I also saw this advise:
>Edit either: 
>/boot/grub/menu.lst 
>or 
>/root/grub/menu.lst. 
>to include this:
>
>title Microsoft Windows 
>root (hd0, 0)
>chainloader +1
>
>
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