On Fri, 27 Sep 2013 12:41:48 +1000, Jay Amorin <jeeyessos@gmail.com> wrote:
It would be better if you have the livecd or install cd, but you can also use other livecd as well e.g. knoppix.
root (hdx,y) setup (hdx)
x is the mbr usually points to hd0. y is the partition where your grub stage 1 is, just press the tab key to auto-complete.
OK, did a bit more research, based on what you have said, and booted live Knoppix. ran the following commands in a terminal, with results as shown (not captured, from notes)... sudo grub grub> find /boot/grub/stage1 error 15 file not found grub> root (hd0,1) filesysystem type unknown, partition type 0x5 grub> setup (hd0) error 17 cannot mount selected partition A look in /boot shows that grub/stage1 exists. Not sure where to go from here. Cheers, -- Regards, Terry Duell