Andrés Roldán <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > You can try zeroing the MBR (not including the partition table) and rerun > grub-install. Try the following: > > dd if=/dev/hda of=mbr.bak bs=512 count=1 > > this will make a backup of your mbr including the partition table. Then run: > > dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda bs=443 count=1
Err, it is 446 :) > > After the 443 byte it is the partition table so it is recommended not to zero here it is 446 too > the partition table or you will really cry. Then rerun grub-install /dev/hda. > > If something happen, you can then restore the mbr again. > > Kenneth Jacker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> km> I recommend making a boot floppy: >> >> km> http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=4622 >> >> Well I was able to make the boot floppy ... >> >> But *now*, I can't even run "grub-install /dev/hda" without an error >> message: >> >> /dev/hda does not have any corresponding BIOS drive >> >> >> Note that I can continue to boot normally with LILO from /dev/hda. >> So, I must have messed something up in my earlier attempts ... :-( >> >> >> Anyone know how to get around *this* problem? I looked through >> archives, but found nothing that will help ... >> >> Thanks, >> >> -Kenneth >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > -- > Andres Roldan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://people.fluidsignal.com/~aroldan > CSO, Fluidsignal Group > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Andres Roldan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://people.fluidsignal.com/~aroldan CSO, Fluidsignal Group -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
