Boot Loader

[lifehacker]

I deleted my partition with my boot loader on it for Linux/Windows. Can anybody suggest an easy to install bootloader for Linux and Windows?

[DigitalJunkie]

You didn't make a backup boot disk with bootloader?

[multi]

was it GRUB or LILO ?
because if you can get you linux started with a startup disk you can get it back on to your MBR

search your distro's foum for which ever one it is
they will have the instructions for doing it..or should have


both?
http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=06/03/31/2222259

[lifehacker]

Actually I wasnt the one installing linux on my computer so I barely know anything about how the boot loader works and how you install one. Im using Fedora Core 3.

[multi]

Re-installing Grub from within Linux
You need to get yourself a shell command prompt up (either open a terminal window or press Ctrl Alt F1 to get a text only console - Ctrl Alt F7 will return you to the GUI), and you will need to be the root (su -) user (either logon as root or enter su - followed by the root password).

From that command prompt you will need to enter the grub-install command. This takes one parameter - the name of the hard disk whose master boor record (mbr) will be having grub installed on it.


http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/linux-tutorials-howtos-reference-material/9398-solving-boot-problems-grub-2nd-edition.html

have a read through that, should steer you in the right area I hope :)

[lifehacker]

Thanks a lot for the link.