How to re-install GRUB bootloader on the Master Boot Record(MBR) in rescue mode
Issue
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I had to restore my system and data partitions from tape after a crash. Why does my Red Hat Enterprise Linux system only shows a black screen after POST?
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Why does my Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 system on a hang on the word GRUB?
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Why does my Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 system drops to GRUB rescue prompt on boot?
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How to reinstall grub2 into the MBR on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
GNU GRUB version 0.97 (638K lower / 3143616K uper memory) [ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word. TAB lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the possible comlettions of a device/filename.] grub> -
I re-installed Windows on my server and now I can no longer boot to Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
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On attempting to re-install grub I get the following error:
grub> root (hd0,0) root (hd0,0) Error 5: Partition table invalid or corrupt grub> setup (hd0) setup (hd0) Error 12: Invalid device requested -
The system boot gets stops with the following message:
GRUB loading stage 2
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- GRUB
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