I have been having a problem getting my GRUB bootloader to return on boot. No matter what I do, it keeps going to XP. I consulted with other people on this list and got some good input. But have run into a dead end again. Can someone analyze these steps and tell me what I'm doing wrong, or what I need to do to get the GRUB menu to return the way it was when I first installed Debian:
Steps so far: 1. Boot up with live CD (Knoppix) 2. Activate shell and go root 3. Mount /dev/hda5 as /mnt/hda5 4. chroot /mnt/hda5 /bin/bash 5. grub-install /dev/hda5 -- Reports successful install but no results on bootup fdisk -l information (hda5=Mandrake, hdb2=Debian, system is booting from hda1=XP): Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 * 1 2433 19543041 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/hda2 2434 4865 19535040 5 Extended /dev/hda5 2434 3197 6136798+ 83 Linux /dev/hda6 3198 3337 1124518+ 82 Linux swap /dev/hda7 3338 4865 12273628+ 83 Linux Disk /dev/hdb: 61.4 GB, 61492838400 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7476 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hdb1 1 3188 25607578+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hdb2 * 3189 7298 33013575 83 Linux /dev/hdb3 7299 7476 1429785 5 Extended /dev/hdb5 7299 7476 1429753+ 82 Linux swap Disk /dev/hdd: 30.0 GB, 30020272128 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3649 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hdd1 * 1 3649 29310561 83 Linux __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]