Jim Woodward wrote:
> I installed lenny a week ago and tonight all I can get when trying to
> boot is 'syntax error'.
> I installed knoppix to see if the drive was ruined and it appears that
> all the files are still there.
> The cpu is an intel core 2 duo and the drive is a new seagate sata drive.
> Can I reinstall grub2 or somehow keep the files already on the drive and
> boot from the sata drive?
> Thanks

Give this a shot:

http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/325

- Ken