Boot off any rescue device and issue the command:- lilo -M /dev/XXX mbr
you will need to confirm that XXX is hda1 from the person who installed Linux on the machine. On 3/26/08, Ross Drummond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 26 Mar 2008, Steve Holdoway wrote: > > I'm in Diamond Harbour if it's any help??? The only problem is I work in > > town, so 9-5 is out... > > > > Steve > > > > On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:50:55 +1300 > > > > Rex Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Oh dear, > > > > > > Yesterday a truck took out a powerpole in said area, out goes the power > > > and down goes the server(s). Unfortunately, on boot up, we now get just > > > L 99 99 99 etc. According to lilo's man page, it's an "invalid second > > > stage index sector". > > > > > > I'm not currently in Chch, so i'm asking if anyone who is comfortable > > > booting off a CD drive, mounting the drive, chrooting into it and > > > rewriting the MBR, is able to visit a children's home in the area. > > > > > > It's their mail and file server, it runs Mandrake 10. > > > > > > TIA, Rex > > If you have the install media for Mandrake 10 it may not be necessary to > chroot into the hard drive. > > Here is what I discovered; > > Insert cd 1 from the Mandrake 10 Official install media and reboot. > > When the splash screen comes up push F1 for more options as suggested. > > A text screen will appear with a boot prompt. Type rescue at this prompt and > press enter. > > A dialog box should eventually appear with "re-intall Boot Loader" as one of > the options available. > > I did not test this procedure past this point as I did not wish to make any > changes on the computer being used for this test. > > Cheers Ross Drummond > -- Sincerely etc. Christopher Sawtell
