Removing Grub

SUSE 10.0, Win XP dual boot. What is the best way to change the boot loader
from the MBR to the /boot or /. How do I activate the partition? Looking on
the internet I have not found the way to change this from one to the other.
Will YaST remove it from the MBR and place it in /boot or /?

The reason for this is I need to change my Linux disk and be able to boot
windows for email during the time it takes me to set up linux again.

Is there a good document?

Thanks for the help.
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Russ

Russf adjusted his/her tinfoil beanie to post:

> SUSE 10.0, Win XP dual boot. What is the best way to change the boot
> loader from the MBR to the /boot or /. How do I activate the
> partition? Looking on the internet I have not found the way to change
> this from one to the other. Will YaST remove it from the MBR and place
> it in /boot or /?
>
> The reason for this is I need to change my Linux disk and be able to
> boot windows for email during the time it takes me to set up linux
> again.
>
> Is there a good document?
>
> Thanks for the help.

If you just want to remove it and boot to windows then boot with the XP
disk got to the recovery console and :

fixmbr

or

fixboot

That is all that is needed

HTH
--
Mark
Twixt hill and high water
N. Wales, UK
Novell Support Forums SysOp

baskitcaise wrote:

> Russf adjusted his/her tinfoil beanie to post:
>
>> SUSE 10.0, Win XP dual boot. What is the best way to change the boot
>> loader from the MBR to the /boot or /. How do I activate the
>> partition? Looking on the internet I have not found the way to change
>> this from one to the other. Will YaST remove it from the MBR and place
>> it in /boot or /?
>>
>> The reason for this is I need to change my Linux disk and be able to
>> boot windows for email during the time it takes me to set up linux
>> again.
>>
>> Is there a good document?
>>
>> Thanks for the help.
>
> If you just want to remove it and boot to windows then boot with the XP
> disk got to the recovery console and :
>
> fixmbr
>
> or
>
> fixboot
>
> That is all that is needed
>
> HTH
Actually I want to move grub to the /boot or / directory in case my disk
fails before I get it replaced, then I should be able to use my XP CD to
boot. I had the Linux disk unpluged the other day and I could not get XP to
boot. I assume that was because I had not run fixmbr and not because all I
had is an XP upgrade CD.

Thats for the response. I need Linux since I have not done much on Windows
since installing Linux, hope I never have to go back to.
--
Russ

Russf adjusted his/her tinfoil beanie to post:


> Actually I want to move grub to the /boot or / directory in case my
> disk fails before I get it replaced, then I should be able to use my
> XP CD to boot. I had the Linux disk unpluged the other day and I could
> not get XP to boot. I assume that was because I had not run fixmbr and
> not because all I had is an XP upgrade CD.
>
> Thats for the response. I need Linux since I have not done much on
> Windows since installing Linux, hope I never have to go back to.

Sorry my misunderstanding there, you can use Yast>System>Bootloader to
place where grub is installed.

There is also an option to replace the original MBR in there, SuSE takes
a snapshot of your old one before installing IIRC ( never used that
option myself linux only here )

HTH
--
Mark
Twixt hill and high water
N. Wales, UK
Novell Support Forums SysOp