Finding my Fedora 10 after reinstall Windows XP

cola · #1 16th December 2008, 08:47 AM

Hello.
I reinstalled my windows XP.
Now how can I find my previously installed Fedora 10?(don't want to reinstall Fedora 10 again)
Would someone please tell?

***glennzo*** · #2 16th December 2008, 09:19 AM

Use the install DVD and reinstall the Fedora boot loader, grub, to get your boot menu back.

brr872002 · #3 16th December 2008, 09:24 AM

Boot with the install CD/DVD, go into rescue mode, click 'no' to network interfaces, click 'continue' to load the existing filesystem. When the # prompt comes up type:
chroot /mnt/sysimage
Run command

grub-install /dev/sda

cola · #4 16th December 2008, 09:49 AM

In my Fedora 10.
root partition

HTML Code:

/dev/sda6

swap partition

HTML Code:

/dev/sda7

windows partion for c: drive

HTML Code:

/dev/sda1

and for d: drive

HTML Code:

dev/sda5

no other drives.
So

HTML Code:

grub-install /dev/sda

will change?
or remain same?

d3n0 · #5 16th December 2008, 09:55 AM

Remains same.

cola · #6 16th December 2008, 10:47 AM

I tested this.
A grub comes when reboots.
But when I select Fedora 10 it says that it is not able to mount.
So I can't go to the Fedora 10 system.
Would someone please tell about this?

***glennzo*** · #7 16th December 2008, 10:57 AM

Reboot, select Fedora and press 'e'. Select the kernel line and press 'e' again. That line will have a section that says root (hd0,0) or something similar. What does yours say?

cola · #8 16th December 2008, 11:06 AM

After typing
grub-install /dev/sda
it says
(hd0) /dev/sda
like this.

***glennzo*** · #9 16th December 2008, 11:07 AM

Re-read what I've asked you to do please.

cola · #10 16th December 2008, 11:12 AM

Oh sorry.
I typed e then and again e
(hd0,6).

***glennzo*** · #11 16th December 2008, 11:15 AM

That should be correct. (hd0,6) is /dev/sda7. Are you sure that /dev/sda7 is the Linux partition? Can you boot to rescue mode and at the command prompt type chroot /mnt/sysimage and then type /sbin/fdisk -l and post the output please?

cola · #12 16th December 2008, 11:41 AM

HTML Code:

Disk /dev/sda: 80.0GB, 80025280000bytes
...
...
...
Device     Boot     Start     End     Blocks       ld          System
/dev/sda1                                                c      W95 FAT32(LBA)   
/dev/sda2                                                f       W95 Ext'd(LBA) 
/dev/sda5                                                7      HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda6                                                83    Linux 
/dev/sda7                                                82    Linux Swap/Solaris

***glennzo*** · #13 16th December 2008, 11:48 AM

Boot the system. select Fedora and press 'e' to edit. Select the kernel line and press 'e' again. Change (hd0,6) to (hd0,5). Press enter and press 'b' to boot. Once the system is booted report back and I can show you how to make that change permanent.

cola · #14 16th December 2008, 12:14 PM

Oh great.
I edited (hd0,6) to (hd0,5) and it worked.
Entering to Fedora 10 I edited /boot/grub/grub.conf too.
No problem now.
Was it possible to edit grub.conf from rescue mode permanently?
And why root was there (hd0,6)?

I edited my this post too.
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showpo...37&postcount=4

changing /dev/sda6 to /dev/sda7 and
/dev/sda7 to /dev/sda6

***glennzo*** · #15 16th December 2008, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cola

Was it possible to edit grub.conf from rescue mode permanently?

Yes, but we weren't sure what partition was actually the Fedora partition. Change it on the fly and if it works make it permanent.

Quote:

Originally Posted by cola

And why root was there (hd0,6)?

Sometimes there are strange errors. No idea why. Maybe someone else will be able to explain that one.