UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Ok, I have to say that the message from the first post..

..was only coming when I put the bootloader on another disk (I thought I give it a try). When the Linux didn't want to start up either anymore, I put the installation cd in it and set the bootloader back at the biggest drive. Now you don't get that message above when clicking on windows, but the computer just reboots and getting the bootloader again.
Apart from this I have done nothing with drives, there's only one external hd attached via USB lately by me from my broken laptop.

I am going to bed now it's late here (00.40)
Very much thanks until now, I appreciate it that you take the time to help me.


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I tried this and it doesn't work. Still the same.

Can someone help me underway

Have you tried the super grub disk like dr house suggested? I'm beginning to think there's some non-grub related problem stopping the partition from booting.

Yes I did, It didn't work, it gave one line with kernel blablabla.
But finally it works. I had a free cd of Ubuntu lying here, so I installed Ubuntu next to Mandriva, and the bootloader of Ubuntu took over. And windows works with it well. I can't tell you what exactly was the problem.
Maybe I throw Mandriva from my pc, because almost every time I tried to edit or install something I had troubles (2009.0 version). Even upgrading to .1 gave problems.
The only thing about Ubuntu is that it is too user friendly sometimes, when you have to install something you just click a few buttons, when using Mandriva I know exactly what I install. But with more users there is more help and information for me as a beginner.

Heh! That used to be my complaint about Mandrake! (which became mandriva.)