Re: [Sheflug] Disaster?

[Craig Andrews <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Does running LILO help? (log in as root and type 'lilo', then reboot)

If not, then the Windows MBR could be hosed. Do you have a Windows boot disk? 
If so, boot from that, and type:

fdisk /mbr

Then, reboot using the Linux boot disk, and run lilo (as above)

This will clear the MBR and rewrite it.

HTH

Craig

On Monday 22 Jul 2002 7:24 pm, Ruth Gunstone wrote:
> Help!!
>
> My computer refused to boot tonight - complained of "Missing Operating
> System".
>
> I've got the machine booted now, thanks to the boot floppy I made earlier.
> I'm guessing that somehow the boot sector on hda has become damaged (?).
> How do I restore it (or is it time for a new HDD?)
>
> FYI - Linux (Mandrake 8.2) is installed on hdb, while hda contains the boot
> sector (obviously!), Windows98, and most of my work-files.
>
> Any advice welcomed - as ever!
>
> TTFN!

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