>> LOL. Except not really. Am I totally screwed or is there some >> little-known method for kick-starting an apparently dead HD? >> Everything was fine until it was rebooted. Multiple reboots always >> come back to: >> >> Invalid Boot diskette- Enter BOOT diskette into A: >> >> Cracks about how if the system is old enough to have a floppy drive >> then it's overdue for a dead HD are appropriate. > > Things I would try: > > Go into BIOS and make sure settings are still proper (sometimes it can > get wiped out and set to bad values) > > Make sure BIOS can see the HDD manufacturer and model number etc. > > If not, power off, re-seat the HDD cables and try again > > If yes, boot from liveCD and use your favorite tools to examine the drive > > If the drive is visible, partition table in-tact, then I would try to > chroot into your gentoo and reinstall your boot loader like in the > installation handbook > > If drive is not visible, take it out and hook it up to another computer > > If other computer can read it, maybe your motherboard/controller got > fried somehow > > If other computer can't read it either... buy a new HDD and restore > from your most recent backup ;)
Thank you everyone. The system is remote so I will give this a try ASAP. BTW, this happened due to someone pushing the power button during an eclean operation. - Grant
