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    How to get rid of grub?

    Discussion in 'Panasonic' started by NX2000, Apr 7, 2008.

  1. NX2000

    NX2000 Notebook Geek

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    So I have grub on my laptop, that prompted me to do something stupid; try to update the Bios on my CF27EB with CF27F bios flash, because thats the only thing www.panasonic.com showed for a bios file...stuipd idea, now my screen doesn't work.....I've got a plan of attack for that though.

    Anyway, how do I get rid of grub in my boost sequence? I already f-disked the hard-drive and re-formatted it, now I want to install win98 and go from there...the grub program seems to be keeping my computer from booting up into dos with cd-support. Any ideas? :confused:
     
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  2. KennyWRX

    KennyWRX Newbie

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    1) Use a Windows 95/98/ME startup disk (usually a floppy), boot from it and run "FDISK.EXE /MBR".

    or

    2) If you have a Windows XP disc, boot from it, choose the "Recovery Console" and after you get to the prompt, type "FIXMBR" then hit enter.

    Hope it helps.
     
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  3. Greg

    Greg Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If you have already done the FDISK and format, then it is probably a hardware problem caused by the BIOS update. Updating with the wrong/defective BIOS can do more than just screw up a screen...it probably killed the system.

    You might be able to contact another user that has the same system (but working), and you MIGHT be able to extract a copy of the BIOS. But I'm not sure how to do that.
     
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  4. NX2000

    NX2000 Notebook Geek

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    I got the correct bios, and it still boots off the floppy, I just can't see what I'm doing...my next plan of attack is a printer and the print-screen button to see what is going on! ARg...I'll do the fdisk /mbr once I get the new bios installed and the screen working. I knew I should have re-searched before I started dont stupid crap.
     
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  5. n7qqu

    n7qqu Notebook Enthusiast

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    I ran into the grub problem too. I installed Linux and the went back to WinXP. It continued to try to boot to Linux. I had to run KillDisk to write zeros to the hard drive to clean it up and then do the Windows install. Worked great then.

    Do a search on KillDisk. There is a free version that works fine.

    No idea on the CMOS problem..... "Been there, done that... got the paperweight."

    Ken
     
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  6. NX2000

    NX2000 Notebook Geek

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    Fixed the bios...fun times, only 4 hours.
     
    NX2000, Apr 8, 2008
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    Modly Warranty Voider

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    Still having Grub issues? Grub always gets itself deleted any time I install Windows, if that helps any...
     
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  8. NX2000

    NX2000 Notebook Geek

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    Grub is gone, now I have a missing partition....ugh...
     
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  9. mnementh

    mnementh Crusty Ol' TinkerDwagon

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    I believe bears eat grubs... Windows... not so much.

    mnem<~~~ Slightly askew*
     
    mnementh, Apr 8, 2008
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