Re: mount and boot an existing linux partition from net-install cdrom

[steef <steefvanduin@zonnet.nl>]

ikke mezelf wrote:

> As i have installed debian some time ago it (using diskettes) i had 
> the option of mounting and booting an instaled system. (My current 
> system is installed using the net-install cd)
>
> now, i had to reïnstall windows, and it has overwriiten the MBR. I 
> tries to boot my linux system using the current net-install, but it 
> has no such option of mounting/booting an existing partition.
> Instaling grub wont work without clearing the whole disk.
>
> maybe a hint for a next version
>
> ps if this option is available, forgive me for my not-knowing
>
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what i did (long) before: i got rid of grub; installed package lilo and 
package mbr so that i could boot debian again  and added on the end of 
the group-file lilo.conf the window-OS with kate or joe.

maybe not the best method, but for me it worked in those days.

groeten van steef

groningen, holland