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stevem
May 8th, 2005, 04:59 PM
I installed True Image and activated ASRM. I then installed SuSE9.2 on another partition, and, as the Acronis User Guide warned me, Grub modified the MBR meaning that I couldn't use F11.

However, the User Guide says:
-{ Quote: "For Linux loaders (e.g. LILO and GRUB) you might consider installing them to a Linux root (or boot) partition boot record instead of MBR before activating Acronis Startup Recovery Manager. " }- As a Linux newbie could someone tell me (in easy terms :)) how I change Grub so that I can have the F11 option back plus the Option of booting into Windows or Linux?

Thanks

Acronis Support
May 9th, 2005, 07:49 AM
Hello stevem,

Thank you for choosing Acronis Disk Backup Software (http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/trueimage/).

Please read the article and try to restore GRUB: "HOWTO Restore GRUB" (http://www.sorgonet.com/linux/grubrestore/). If the problem remains please send the letter to support@acronis.com along with the detailed information of your problem.

Thank you.
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Irina Shirokova

stevem
May 9th, 2005, 08:50 AM
I think you may have misunderstood me. ASRM was working well until Grub changed the MBR. Grub works well so doesn't need restoring. It's the F11 that is missing. The article you quote shows you how to restore Grub to the MBR which is not what I want, since your user guide says Grub should not use the MBR but be put somewhere else. It's the 'somewhere else' I need help with.

Or have I misunderstood something?