Re: [Slackit.org] slackware on notebook

[BlueRaven]

address@hidden ha scritto:

> I guess the problem may be caused by a boot file that I copied to Windows for
> loading Linux OS.  This file was generated by 10.0.  When I did the upgrade, I
> forgot to generate a new file and copy it to Windows.  Now I am stuck unless I
> reinstall Slackware 10.1, which will wipe out all the apps installed in the
> system.

Yes, you're right: I think the file you are referring to is the 512-byte 
copy of your Slackware partition boot sector.
You need to copy it back to Windows every time you reinstall your boot 
loader.
Here is some reference (made for RedHat, but the concepts are the same):

http://www.tprthai.net/bootmgr.htm

> b) how I can solve this problem.

Just put your Slackware 10.0 CD in and boot like this:

boot: linux root=/dev/<your slackware partition> ro

I haven't got my Slack at hand, so I am not absolutely sure about the 
syntax.
Anyway, you should find the information you need in the brief text 
immediately above the boot prompt.
It should start your current system with the default kernel.
Maybe something won't work, but should be enough for you to access your 
partitions and extract the boot sector as detailed in the above URI.

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BlueRaven

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