[techtalk] (again) Lost MBR

[ktb]

On Sat, Feb 03, 2001 at 09:33:29PM -0600, ktb wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 03, 2001 at 09:16:38PM -0600, ktb wrote:
> > On Sat, Feb 03, 2001 at 09:44:03PM -0500, Kath wrote:
> > > I had to reinstall Windows ME and lost my boot manager, so I can no longer get to Mandrake 7.2.  Is there anyway to get it back?  A rescue disk I could make or something?
> > > 
> > 
> > Make a boot-disk for ME (control panel, add/remove programs, startup disk).
> > You used to be able to do a quick "sys a:" but ME won't let you.  
> > Make sure "fdisk" is on it.  Boot with the floppy and then from a dos prompt -
> > fdisk /mbr
> > hth,
> > kent
> 
> Sorry I didn't read properly.  I though you were trying to get your
> Windows back..  Do you have a bootdisk made for Mandrake?
> kent
> 

Again sorry for not reading.  I'm usually not this scatter brained...
really:)  I found a Mandrake 7.0 installation CD.  Throw that in and
when the first screen comes up type the following after "boot:"
rescue root=/dev/hda1
Of course the /dev/ should be the partition you boot off of on your
Mandrake side.  Need more help, ask.
hth,
kent

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