On Tue, Jun 14, 2005 at 02:47:16PM +0000, J.A. de Vries wrote: > The Sarge netinstall used grub, so no lilo on this system. That said, I > too have the feeling the problem is in the MBR, but I am not really sure > how to generate a new one. I've only had 32-bit systems before and am > not really sure whether I can use a rescue disk from my old system to > generate a new MBR on this system.
Grub is better too. :) > I understand that would generate a new MBR in the first partition. > During installation I opted to write the MBR to the disk in /dev/hda. > Sadly neither grub nor lilo are to be found on the Live CD I am using > here (as root "whereis lilo" or "whereis grub" gave me nothing). Doesn't the install cd have a rescue mode anymore? I know they did in the past but I haven't used it in a long time. > It seems I'll have to create a rescue disk with grub on it first. That > in itself isn't a problem, but I am wondering if I can do that on my > other working but non 64-bit system. Ah, what the heck I'll just try. > Coasters are cheap... }:-) > > Thanks for trying to help. Make sure the BIOS doesn't have the useless feature 'boot virus protection' enabled, since that will prevent updating the boot sector. Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
