On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 13:07:06 -0600, Tobias Weingartner wrote: >> > Use dd form /dev/zero to wipe MBR and start of disk.
>> what does installboot do here ? Maybe I'm simply lost or stupid.? > > It installs your PBR boot block, IE: your partition boot block. Thanks for the info ! - But still, I don't see how this comes into view: the kernel was looking 'broken' at loading in the OP; then he wiped the MBR. Should he not better fdisk -u wd0 to get the MBR back ? Trying to understand ... Uwe