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From: Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Dual-Booting Linux/Windows 7/Windows 2000 - two gotchas (OT for uk.tech.digital-tv)
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On 19/01/16 21:48, Java Jive wrote:

(snipped to save electrons)

I wonder if W2k is perhaps using a different partition type numerical id 
for NTFS?

>
> Trouble is, now I can't reinstall grub.  I get ...
>
> 	root:~#	grub-install /dev/sda
> 	/dev/root does not have any corresponding BIOS drive
>
> ... and no-one seems to know how to fix this.
>

Backup and then use a live CD

http://howtoubuntu.org/how-to-repair-restore-reinstall-grub-2-with-a-ubuntu-live-cd

I'd find another PC to run linux on, and leave this one for Window 7 and 
w2k to fight out to death. It's totally non-compliant, I bet Microsoft 
never dreamt of such a strange environment ...

-- 
Adrian C