On Wednesday, June 15, Uwe Dippel wrote: > On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 12:06:14 -0500, arf wrote: > > > Use dd form /dev/zero to wipe MBR and start of disk. > > Check Bios settings - AMI Bios set to "Auto" shows > > LBA mode and DMA, etc. > > > boot: /mnt/boot > > proto: /usr/mdec/biosboot > > device: /dev/rwd0c > > /usr/mdec/biosboot: entry point 0 proto bootblock > > size 512 > > /mnt/boot is 3 blocks x 16384 bytes fs block shift 2; > > part offset 63; inode block 24, offset 1704 > > using MBR partition 0: type 166 (0xa6) offset 63 (0x3f) > > what does installboot do here ? Maybe I'm simply lost or stupid.?
It installs your PBR boot block, IE: your partition boot block. You need an MBR... fdisk can do that for you if you wish... --Toby.
