Phillip Pemberton wrote:

> > Boot from a Linux rescue CD - the install CDs for most Linux distros can be
> used in some form of "rescue mode". I'm pretty sure Fedora can do it, but I'm
> not sure how.
.
You were pretty much on target, although the exact sequence that you 
wrote didn't work for me.  But it did give me enough information to fix 
things, and I am grateful for your advice.

Just FYI, here is the sequence for the Fedora 4 distro:

(a)  Download FC4 rescue disk (it is normally right there with the other 
FC4 ISO's)
(b)  Boot the FC4 rescue disk, and go through  the steps to mount your 
FC4 partition (easy to follow directions)
(c)   Then type the following:
               chroot /mnt/sysimage
               grub-install /dev/hda
(d)  Reboot the system and everything is cool!

Great!  Sure gives one a panicky feeling when suddenly nothing works!  
But it is almost worth it for the good, exhilarating feeling you get 
when you fix things!  :-)

Regards,
John

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