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
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