* Eduard Bloch wrote in grml's BTS on 20100405 / 22:24:

> I have a vague idea to propose: one of the regular jobs I use grml for is
> restoring the grub1/grub2/lilo MBR of some Linux distribution which has been
> destroyed while reinstalling Windows on this system.

> It's usually always the same procedure: identify the system and boot partition,
> mount them, identify the boot loader used before, bind-mount some prerequisites,
> chroot into the target system, run the MBR tool (grub-install or lilo) to fix
> the MBR.

> I think most if not all of this process can be automated. I imagine some
> "grml-fix-my-bootloader" script that just does the job.

Nice idea, definitely something I'd like to see realized for an
upcoming Grml release.

regards,
-mika-