hello every one …
I had a triple OS xp 7 and Linux Open SUSE 11.4 the last one was the active partition.
the grup boot loader used to provide a OS selection screen .
any way , I cant boot my system after restoring a full disk image created by “Acronis TrueImage program” , what happens is that i get a BIOS message
“there is no operating system insert disk and try again”
however when i set winxp partation as active i can boot winxp again
There is some thing I’d like to ask for please ,when i install Linux : did it install grup boot loader on the master boot record or on the boot sector of the / partition ?
By default it is installed in the MBR. However, you can choose to install it on / as well, so it depends on what your choice was during the initial install.
Hint: take a look at Clonezilla. I used Acronis Trueimage at the very beginning of my PC-career, and today I prefer Clonezilla by far (rips a Linux-/-Partition in something like 5 minutes, depending on your cpu etc.).
By default it is installed in the MBR
OK ,i think i have chose the default,now when i have restored that image what exactly happened to the boot loader?? and how can restore it?? (i’m using the live cd not the dvd so i don’t have that option to fix the system)
I used Acronis Trueimage at the very beginning of my PC-career,
well that is good maybe you can explain what happened
take a look at Clonezilla
I’ll consider that ,ithanks
I’m not quite sure what the issue is but you may get something out of Linux Doesn’t Boot
well that is good maybe you can explain what happened
Although it’s a little OT… AcTrueIm is pretty slow compared to Clonezilla (it should be even slower today, as it can not handle ext4-Partitions [as far as I know] and therefore creates a bit by bit-image). By slow I mean “at least four times as slow as Clonezilla”. And it costs money.
It also lets you choose whether to include the MBR / restore it, by the way.
Good luck for your recovery.