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aight. here's the scoop. I'm going to switch from suse9.2prof to PCLinuxOS.. heres my hd setup hda (19gb) hda1 (19gb) - FAT 32 - Windows 98 hdb (13gb) hdb1 (3gb) ...
  1. 07-25-2005 #1
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    aight. here's the scoop. I'm going to switch from suse9.2prof to PCLinuxOS.. heres my hd setup

    hda (19gb)
    hda1 (19gb) - FAT 32 - Windows 98
    hdb (13gb)
    hdb1 (3gb) - FAT 32 - Windows 98 My Documents
    hdb2 (9.7gb) - reiser - SuSE 9.2prof - SOON TO BE PCLOS
    hdb3 (300mb) - swap
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    now i use norton ghost on hda.. BUT, whenever I restore hda (windows) it overwrites the MBR and therefore > grub/lilo

    now, in SUSE, i can use rescue/install dvd and boot the installed system, and rewrite the mbr.. how can i in pclos?? thanx..
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    You can use System Rescue CD (see sig) to reinstall GRUB or LILO.
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    Well thanks. But I am looking for a way to do it WITH the PcLinuxOS disc (its a live distro btw, u can just install it)...

    Thanks
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    On the package list it says it comes with LILO. If you want GRUB, you'll have to grab it from here, or mabye you can grab it with apt with "apt-get install grub".
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    actually, i dont really care which.

    i just need to know how to get ANY once i restore the ghost..
    becuz norton overwrites the mbr to blank

    so i cant boot to linux cuz there is NO boot loader. how can i get it back w/o having to reinstall pclos?
    tx
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    You'll have to use a live CD like System Rescue CD since windowz can't execute GNU/Linux executables.
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    aight. thanks.. this isn't by any chance adam2 from irc.efnet.net is it?
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    Hehe... This is exactly the same switch I did on a laptop a few days ago. I just want to offer a few tips.
    Suse comes with GRUB. PCLOS by default comes with LILO. You will have problems overwriting the MBR with LILO. What I did was change to LILO in Suse first through YAST (bootloader config) and then do the install of PCLOS. When thats done you can apt-get GRUB from the repositories and switch to GRUB in the PCLOS control center.
    Be prepared for a fully functional (after a few apt-gets) multimedia center with all apps completely up to date!

    Just a question though. Why do you feel the need to restore hda on a regular basis. Is it getting borked by something? Perhaps a hardware problem?
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