There is a Boot disc out there called: Super Grub Loader It has save
my bacon several times.
Do a google for it. It's a small .ISO you burn to a CD. OR, if you are
near me 15av/Bell, I'll give you one. :-)
vodhner@cox.net wrote:
> Hi, Josef.
>
> Boot from a Linux Live CD to repair your grub setup. I can't advise you on error 16, but any necessary changes can be made from a CD boot.
>
> Boot from *any* Windows disk in rescue mode to fix the mbr, but of course that only will get you back where you started. If you don't have such a disk, . . . where are you located? I'm sure something can be arranged . . .
>
> Sorry for lack of details, but keywords from above will lead to at least a backout path.
>
> Vic
>
> ---- Josef Lowder <joe@actionline.com> wrote:
>
> =============
> .
> I just installed kubuntu from the live CD on an ibm t40 with xp
> (no install/rescue xp cd) and now have a grub error 16 so can't
> boot anything. I've searched the net, but have not found a way
> to restore mbr and salvage what is on the hd. Can't find a way
> to restore mbr on my knoppix cd.
>
> how can I fix this problem?
>
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