> > > As I recall I completey destroyed the boot > partition > > on a brand new HD while fumbling with GRUB. But it > was > > still under warranty "Whew!" > > Using the fixmbr command from a WinXP installation > CD would restore > it.
Not this time! Even the diagnostic floppy from the Maxtor site proved the drive was toast. Probably a coinkydink; it's hard to imagine GRUB physically damaging a drive. That's why I covered my butt by saying "while fumbling" instead of "_by_ fumbling" :^D __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
