Hi... > replace on disk error is dangerous, replace-on-missing AA55 is something > FDISK can ask the user in interactive mode, or batchfile can do FDISK /MBR.
I wanted to make ABSOLUTELY CLEAR that nothing must ever automatically do FDISK /MBR with as only exception a CUSTOM install disk for unattended install on known-empty / known-not-to-have-any-useful-MBR-program systems. > What does the MBR of an empty harddisk look like? any dump program for > saving it to floppy? Buy a new harddisk and do: MIRROR /PARTN or do: dd if=/dev/thatharddisk bs=512 count=1 of=mbr.bin in Linux > how to act on fresh *empty* disks? it should result in an MBR created as > it's necessary for booting the computer. Whether the current MBR PROGRAM is working is as hard to decide as whether you have a boot virus in there. Far beyond the scope of FDISK. Eric ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
