Contents 1 Introduction 2 What do we need ? 3 Enter The Grub Menu 3.1 Pardus 2007.x 3.2 Pardus 2008.x 4 Installing Grub =

Introduction

A (re)installation of Windows will overwrite the Grub bootloader.

This is a manual to restore Grub without a new installation of Pardus.

What do we need ?

We need the Pardus Live or Installation CD

If you haven't any Pardus CD. Check: http://www.pardus.org.tr/eng/products/index.html

A PC which has been configured in the bios so that it will start from CD.

This can not be a problem when Pardus/Windows are installed on the PC.

Enter The Grub Menu

Pardus 2007.x

• Reboot from CD and wait untill language screen shown.

• Push the arrow-down key to stop the timer.

• Push the c key and the grub screen will appear.

Pardus 2008.x

• Reboot from Cd and wait till the YaLI gui shown.
• Don't do anything from gui, just press Ctrl + Alt + F1 and enter the console
• Write grub at the console, then press Enter. Now you are in grub menu

Installing Grub =

Give the command root (hd0, (without Enter)

Next hit the Tab key.

After ~2 seconds the partition table will be shown.

The Linux partitions in our example are number 5 and 6.

I will try partition number 6. and add 6) + Enter.

To install Grub in the MBR of the first harddisk give the command: setup (hd0)

This not successfull.

The next one to try is number 5.

This is a success.

Use the 'Esc' key to get to the language screen (top image).

Select English and Continue From Harddisk in the next screen.

The menu screen of Grub will appear now.