mbr help

[kaiseroskilo]

Is there a way to re-install grub on the master boot record of a hard disk using a live cd?If so will i have to configure it?I'm trying to install a linux distro on my ao751h(with poulsbo ) but i after installing it i can't boot.I get an error 15 or a flashing underscore.I have already tried ubuntu,debian,mint and slackware(LILO isn't compatible with poulsbo).
Also,does anybody experience problems with the ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10 installers or is it only me?when i choose the language and keyboard settings the installation stop as it is and i get a crash report.

thanks in advance

[tlos]

I m not an expert, newbie like you but I had installed grub using a live cd(I had used Ubuntu) easily. The things i did were:

in the command line

apt-get install grub

then:
As I havent posted more than 15 posts here, it doesnt allow me to give you direct link of the relavant forum page but when you search on google like "ubuntu live cd grub install" then ubuntu forums' page comes. There you can find out how to install it using Ubuntu live cd.

[reed9]

Yes, but how depends if you're using GRUB Legacy or GRUB 2. (Ubuntu/Mint are GRUB2.)

How to restore Grub 2 after reinstalling Windows XP/Vista/Win7

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Gr...und (Error 15)

[Rubberman]

If you are running current / recent versions of Ubuntu, then you are using grub2, which is a VERY different beast from grub, and in my opinion, not a real improvement... It is a lot more inflexible, and prone to this sort of "file not found" error. My wife and I are both major Linux users, administrators, programmers, and we just look at each other and laugh when grub2 comes up in a conversation.

That said, you really need to study the grub2 documentation to determine what is causing this problem. It is not insurmountable, but it is more than just editing one file, as it would be with the original grub boot loader.