On Thu, Jan 01, 2009 at 09:56:10AM +0100, Sven Joachim wrote: > On 2009-01-01 09:46 +0100, Joel Roth wrote: > > > On Thu, Jan 01, 2009 at 09:25:55AM +0100, Sven Joachim wrote: > >> You must install the DOS bootloader with the "sys" command. > > > > I believe the DOS bootloader will simply overwrite GRUB, > > which resides in the boot sector of the disk, having > > no effect on the properties of the first partition. > > No, it won't. The sys command only changes the bootsector of the > partition, it does not change the MBR. > > Sven
Thank you. That was the missing step. I copied sys.com (which wasn't in the diagnostics partition) from my dosemu/freedos directory to an old DOS floppy, which also didn't have it. I then booted the machine from the DOS floppy, and did this: >copy sys.com c: >c: >sys c: After a lot of verbosity about not copying kernel.sys and command.com, which were already there, and a lot or trepidation fearing that the new disk was now unbootable, I did the CTL-ALT-DEL thing and the grub screen came up. Selecting the Dell Diagnostics entry brought up the diagnostics main screen. Problem solved. Thanks again and happy new year. A. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
