Sorry, I would like to, but it sounds like you did what I would have told you to do. I don't believe Linux really cares much about active partitions, etc, only Windows. Only thing I can suggest is to try the same thing again, but instead, do: grub-install /dev/hda. That's where I have it on my system - directly in the MBR. Windows xp is fine with it there. I have grub in the MBR, and the windows loader seems to exist in the first sector of hda1 (on both of our systems, so they co-exist very well. When you reinstall windows, grub gets overwritten, but then you just use the rescue disc or a boot floppy and grub-install /dev/hda. It works very reliably. When you reinstall Linux, it doesn't touch the boot sector of the windows partition at all, so you're safe. HTH On 4/16/05, ryan robin <robinbonse@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I've used fc3 and winxp. Boot loader (GRUB) was installed on first > sector of /dev/hda3. > fc3 : /dev/hda3 , primary , active partition > win :/dev/hda1 , primary partition > I wanted to install winxp again, so I set active to /dev/hda1 and > installed it. Then, I set active to /dev/hda3 but my GRUB loader has > no GUI ( just the console ) when I boot again. I now can not enter any > OS ! > I've tried to boot from FC3 disc1, type 'linux rescue' and then: > # chroot /mnt/sysimage > # /sbin/grub-install /dev/hda3 > Nothing's changed. > Anyone can help me. > TIA. > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
