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Recover from a failed Linux boot

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IBM developerWorks : Linux
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If your Linux computer fails to boot after a kernel upgrade, disk swap, or other system change, you're not helpless. The Grand Unified Bootloader (GRUB) gives you ways to control the boot process and recover. Or, if necessary, emergency boot disks that you create with an external tool can come to the rescue. Learn procedures and GRUB commands that can help you boot in problem situations, and find out about a life-saving external tool for BIOS-based systems.

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developerWorks is such a wonderful resource. They've been at it for over a decade and they keep pumping out excellent articles like this one.

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