Re: [OT] Linux should not be booting

Tom H wrote: You're welcome. I hope that you have an actual Windows CD/DVD to use the above commands given that most manufacturers ship recovery CDs only that may or may not allow you to use these commands. :( Maybe the mbr package is what we're looking for here. http://packages.debian.org/l

Re: [OT] Linux should not be booting

>>> MS-Windows used to have an undocumented switch "fdisk /mbr" which would >>> remap the MBR and erase any copy of lilo or grub present.  I don't know if >>> they still have that option. >> >> Undocumented? >> >> The command above works pre-XP. >> >> For XP, it is fixmbr and/or fixboot.. >> >> For

Re: [OT] Linux should not be booting

On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:49:55 -0500 (EST), Tom H wrote: > On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:40:14 -0500 (EST), Robert Brockway wrote: >> MS-Windows used to have an undocumented switch "fdisk /mbr" which would >> remap the MBR and erase any copy of lilo or grub present.  I don't know if >> they still have that