Chroot

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  • Boot from a rescue CD or USB disk, e.g., Slackware Setup disk
  • # mkdir /dir
  • # mount /dev/sdaX /dir (substitute /dev/sdaX with your root device name)
  • # for i in /dev /dev/pts /proc /sys; do mount --bind $i /dir$i; done
  • # chroot /dir
  • Repair the boot loader, for example, for LiLO:
    • # vi /etc/lilo.conf (if needed)
    • # lilo -v
  • # exit
  • # for i in /sys /proc /dev/pts /dev; do umount /dir$i; done
  • # umount /dir
  • # reboot