Hack 50 Fix GRUB or LILO Boot Problems 
Use the SystemRescueCD to repair a blown GRUB
or LILO boot.
Linux has advanced disk management and
repair tools too. Of note is the
SystemRescueCD from
http://www.sysresccd.com.
SystemRescueCD is offered as an ISO file that can be written to a
CD-R to make a bootable rescue CD. The packages includes several
essential tools for fixing Linux boot-up problems, including:
- GNU Parted
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Used for editing disk partitions under Linux.
- QtParted
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A Linux-based clone of PartitionMagic.
- Partimage
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A Linux-based clone of Ghost/Drive Image to create images of disks
and partitions.
- Sfdisk
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A tool that lets you back up and restore a partition table.
It also includes a variety of
filesystem tools
that allow you to format, resize, and debug an existing partition of
your hard disk supporting e2fs, reiserfs, xfs, jfs, ntfs, and DOS
partition types.
With these tools on hand, you may never have to reinstall a Linux
operating system again.
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