Re: Generating a new grub.conf ?? can't read my own hand writeing -- typo fix

Hi Bruno; On Wed, 2008-05-07 at 13:23 -0500, Bruno Wolff III wrote: > On Wed, May 07, 2008 at 12:03:42 -0500, > Bradley Pursley <pursley001(a)comcast.net&gt; wrote: > > If I understood the question properly, I believe it was how do you install > > / configure grub (for dual booting was the specific question) with no > > previous grub.conf file and no knowledge or experience with grub. The > > question was not how to re-install grub. I am also awaiting the answer to > > this question because I also had this problem and had to totally re-install > > Fedora just because the grub.conf file got hosed and, as of yet, no one has > > answered this question. > > Assuming you want to boot from grub then you would still need to install it > on the MBR of the drive you are booting off of and you could still edit > the grub.conf file with your favorite text editor. The tricky part would > be creating an entry for the other other system you want to boot. There is > a way to chain boot where you point grub to the boot loader for the other > os. I don't use this myself, so I don't have exact advice, but I have seen > the documentation in grub. "info grub" will allow you to read it. > As I think about it, the Fedora 8 rescue disk starts with 5 options; " Install or Upgrade existing system Install or Upgrade existing system (text mode)

Boot from local drive Memory test " I am thinking of asking as a Request for Enhancement that a sixth rescue option line be added: "Re-install Grub" The reinstall grub option would just run Anaconda as far as grub installation and then quit before implementing reformatting or changing any other partition configurations. No new kernels or other programs would be installed. It seems quick and easy with little or no learning curve. If more changes were wanted one of the other options could be used instead. -- Regards Bill