[ale] My boot sector looks dead.
Ben Phillips
pynk at cc.gatech.edu
Sat Jan 2 15:20:23 EST 1999
On Sat, 2 Jan 1999, Mike Kachline wrote:
> Given that you've got LILO installed in your boot sector, the way I've
> always gotten through this problem is to boot my trusty DOS 6.22 boot disk and
> "fdisk /mbr", then boot/root into Linux and re-install LILO.
Another friend already suggested I try that, actually. I re-installed LILO
and still only get LI when I boot from that drive, which is why I began
assuming damage to the HD. (That, and the fact that all this trouble began
after a sudden power outage -- I have no UPS.)
*sigh* I've been booting off of a floppy with no troubles, so I suppose I
just won't worry about it. I'd still be interested in where to find an
explanation of first/second stage boot loaders, though, if anyone knows.
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