MBR (Master Boot Record)

Mbr (master boot record) Easy MBR Repair

by old-polack

Grub native install:

From a root terminal on any live CD from any distribution that uses grub; not grub2.



grub> find /boot/grub/stage2 

(hd0,0)                        <-- Yours will vary depending on where Linux is installed. Use your results for next command.

grub> root (hd0,0) 

Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0x83

grub> setup (hd0) 

''Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes''' ''Checking if "/boot/grub/stage2" exists... yes'' ''Checking if "/boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists... yes'' ''Running "embed /boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... 15 sectors are embedded.''

succeeded

''Running "install /boot/grub/stage1 (hd0) (hd0)1+15 p (hd0,0)/boot/grub/stage2 /boot/grub/menu.lst"... succeeded''

Done.

grub> quit < Enter>

Now reboot your machine and you should now be able to boot from your hard drive as before.