deleted all files - rm *

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Hi All,

I am using Fedora Core and Windows Xp. I deleted all the files from root
directory. When i am trying to restart the computer it showing some grub > prompt. What i will do ? I have lots of data in XP OS.

Please help me

i used
# rm *

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I don't think you can recover the files which got deleted from rm* unless you have a backup..

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I don't think so either. Sorry, it's lost.

rm stands for remove and the star fits every file --> everything is gone

There's nothing you can do except reinstall.

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But i deleted the files from fedora core OS.

How it deleted files from Windows Xp

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when i am restarting the machine, it is showing GNU GRUB and grub > command prompt

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I read the manual of GRUB. But i'm not getting the exact solution.

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Ah, you mean WinXP. I don't think Win is gone though. But you have to boot it from grub then? Maybe take a look at grub manual?
GNU GRUB Manual 0.97

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imposible to delete windows files its different format

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grub> unhide (hd0,0)
grub> hide (hd0,1)
grub> rootnoverify (hd0,0)
grub> chainloader +1
grub> makeactive
grub> boot

it resolves the issue.

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Thanks fisfia. Thanks a lot, realy it's good mannual.

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when i'm trying to reboot my machine, the GRUB grub> shell comes everytime.

Every time i need to write this command mannualy. Is there any solution ?
grub> unhide (hd0,0)
grub> hide (hd0,1)
grub> rootnoverify (hd0,0)
grub> chainloader +1
grub> makeactive
grub> boot

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Maybe he doesn't mean win is gone. He deleted Linux and now Win is still there but Grub is in the way when he tries to boot. That is how I understood the problem.

Try install/reinstall bootloader?

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Yes you have to do that everytime probably becourse it doesn't look for boot at the right partition. When doing like that you swap it to the right place.

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You need to create the file /boot/grub/menu.lst. In this file you need to create a stanza for Windows XP. The grub manual provides samples of how to do this.