Removing GRUB

I tried installin FC4 but the CD 2 had problems with one of the Xlib
files. So I could go ahead. However, GRUB has been installed as the
default Loader. The GRUB cannot load the OS(Windows) on the system. I
think the GRUB crashed or something cos it came with a screen message:
"GNU GRUB version 0.95 (639K lower/ 359360K Upper memory)

[Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported for the first word, TAB
lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the
possible completions of a device/filename.]

grub>"

How can I un-instal the GRUB from here and make the windows chainloader
the default loader. And I will also like to know the commands to type
so that I can see the list of commands acceptable.

On 1 Sep 2005 01:09:36 -0700, (E-Mail Removed)
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> I tried installin FC4 but the CD 2 had problems with one of the Xlib
> files. So I could go ahead. However, GRUB has been installed as the
> default Loader. The GRUB cannot load the OS(Windows) on the system. I
> think the GRUB crashed or something cos it came with a screen message:
> "GNU GRUB version 0.95 (639K lower/ 359360K Upper memory)
>
> [Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported for the first word, TAB
> lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the
> possible completions of a device/filename.]
>
> grub>"
>
> How can I un-instal the GRUB from here and make the windows chainloader
> the default loader. And I will also like to know the commands to type
> so that I can see the list of commands acceptable.
>
Boot the Windows XP CD in rescue mode and give the command "fixmbr".

If you want to see what commands are available at the grub> prompt, type
"help".

Bill Marcum wrote:
> On 1 Sep 2005 01:09:36 -0700, (E-Mail Removed)
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > I tried installin FC4 but the CD 2 had problems with one of the Xlib
> > files. So I could go ahead. However, GRUB has been installed as the
> > default Loader. The GRUB cannot load the OS(Windows) on the system. I
> > think the GRUB crashed or something cos it came with a screen message:
> > "GNU GRUB version 0.95 (639K lower/ 359360K Upper memory)
> >
> > [Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported for the first word, TAB
> > lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the
> > possible completions of a device/filename.]
> >
> > grub>"
> >
> > How can I un-instal the GRUB from here and make the windows chainloader
> > the default loader. And I will also like to know the commands to type
> > so that I can see the list of commands acceptable.
> >
> Boot the Windows XP CD in rescue mode and give the command "fixmbr".

Is there a similar command for win98SE? I just hit the same problem. I
would have thought the windows installer would overwrite the MBR, but
apparently not. Shouldn't there be a grub command to uninstall and
remove whatever MBR protections it installed?

Meanwhile I'll see if I can get hold of a windows XP recue CD.

>
> If you want to see what commands are available at the grub> prompt, type
> "help".

On 2005-09-01, Ed Prochak <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> Bill Marcum wrote:
>> On 1 Sep 2005 01:09:36 -0700, (E-Mail Removed)
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> > I tried installin FC4 but the CD 2 had problems with one of the Xlib
>> > files. So I could go ahead. However, GRUB has been installed as the
>> > default Loader. The GRUB cannot load the OS(Windows) on the system. I
>> > think the GRUB crashed or something cos it came with a screen message:
>> > "GNU GRUB version 0.95 (639K lower/ 359360K Upper memory)
>> >
>> > [Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported for the first word, TAB
>> > lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the
>> > possible completions of a device/filename.]
>> >
>> > grub>"
>> >
>> > How can I un-instal the GRUB from here and make the windows chainloader
>> > the default loader. And I will also like to know the commands to type
>> > so that I can see the list of commands acceptable.
>> >
>> Boot the Windows XP CD in rescue mode and give the command "fixmbr".
>
> Is there a similar command for win98SE? I just hit the same problem. I
> would have thought the windows installer would overwrite the MBR, but
> apparently not. Shouldn't there be a grub command to uninstall and
> remove whatever MBR protections it installed?

In win98 you can type the command: "fdisk /mbr" to remove lilo, I
assume it will remove grub, never tried it.

As was mentioned, in XP you use the FIXMBR command, and I also used
FIXBOOT. I don't know if you need to run both, I did, can't remember
which one to run first.

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(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> I tried installin FC4 but the CD 2 had problems with one of the Xlib
> files. So I could go ahead. However, GRUB has been installed as the
> default Loader. The GRUB cannot load the OS(Windows) on the system. I
> think the GRUB crashed or something cos it came with a screen message:
> "GNU GRUB version 0.95 (639K lower/ 359360K Upper memory)
>
> [Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported for the first word, TAB
> lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the
> possible completions of a device/filename.]
>
> grub>"
>
> How can I un-instal the GRUB from here and make the windows chainloader
> the default loader. And I will also like to know the commands to type
> so that I can see the list of commands acceptable.
>

You could try the following 2 commands at the grub prompt:

root (hd0,1)
chainloader +1

If the PC is a laptop with a hidden diagnostics partition, you
may have to use (hd0,2) instead.

This should get windows running. Then use "fdisk /mbr" to put a
windows bootloader on there.

HTH
Steve