bootloader installation on mageia 3 beta1 -- 64bit -- help

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bootloader installation on mageia 3 beta1 -- 64bit -- help

Postby ind-pc_student » Jan 9th, '13, 22:16

hello fellow mageia users

erased by mistake my grub boot loader and when i tried to install a new one from the DVD which I have burned it failed to do so

1st i tried and run the update my system from the installer DVD and it had an error wich meant i could not get to the bootloader install screen

2nd I tried the recovery option on the menu however does not install the bootloader and it comes with a error wich i cant remember the wording at the moment

now the question is can i install a new bootloader to boot into my mageia linux install?

thank you for your time
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Re: bootloader installation on mageia 3 beta1 -- 64bit -- he

Postby doktor5000 » Jan 9th, '13, 22:53

That is quite easy, and explained f.ex. in viewtopic.php?p=27489#p27489
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Re: bootloader installation on mageia 3 beta1 -- 64bit -- he

Postby ind-pc_student » Jan 11th, '13, 18:12

thank you,

your link has led me to rescatux.iso and usb-image-writer.tar.gz for ubunto much easier to recover a system I say tutorial to follow soon!!!!!

the point is i installed rescatux into a usb drive and booted it from the F12 key at start up solved it without effort pitty the rescatux site is now down however i still have a copy of both files in my 10" notebook.
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Re: bootloader installation on mageia 3 beta1 -- 64bit -- he

Postby doktor5000 » Jan 11th, '13, 21:37

You may want to take a look at http://redobackup.org/
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Re: bootloader installation on mageia 3 beta1 -- 64bit -- he

Postby ind-pc_student » Jan 13th, '13, 18:30

that is brilliant and i like rescatux due to its auto scan of linux distros and rewrites the grub2 into any installation still have it on my usb disk I just won't wipe it.

will have also that redobackup just in case thank you
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