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Dual boot problems with Linux 7.2 & GRUB

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by roger

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I have a computer that dual booted Redhat Linux 7.2 and Windows 98. I had a crash in Windows and needed to reinstall it. Since reinstalling, I can no longer boot into Linux. On any attempt to boot Linux from the hard disk, the computer simply says "Loading Linux" and then reboots and displays the boot loader screen. Booting from the original CD allows me to boot into a rescue mode which allows me to run disk checks. The system doesn't appear to have any drive problems. I also attempted to re-install Linux but the computer says "nothing needs to be done" and does not alter any data on the drive. I would like to reinstall the GRUB loader (or remove it) to see if it makes a difference, but I am not sure that I can do that. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

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by demuxer

Hello Roger,

i remember the same problem, a few months.. but i get a message, something like:

load... \hd01..\ etc.
file not found
or image not found, i dont know exactly, you must see a message, i dont know why the configuration file forget my hd, cause i wrote every line of the grub loader, and i cant fix using cds, nothing, just rewriting the grub loader lines, wirte me please

by roger

Hi, Sorry I didn't reply to this... I was too busy I guess. I eventually copied files I needed to keep to a different drive using rescue mode, then reformatted the linux partition and reinstalled Linux. I hope I don't see this problem again. It really has me puzzled.

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