Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 03 Jul 2000 03:07:50 -0700 | From | Ben Ford <> | Subject | Re: tools to repair damaged /dev/hda1 boot record |
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Richard Rager wrote:
> On Sun, 2 Jul 2000 afei@jhu.edu wrote: > > > > > This is not really related to linux kernel development. But to answer it > > requires certain expertise on Linux knowledge. Please allow me to ask > > here. > > > My problem is as following. I deinstalled win2k by brutforcely > > removed windows directory. There are many files left on my C: root > > directory. I made a copy of them and delete files except those ones > > essential to MSDOS/win98. Now I cannot boot into win98. > > > Fortunately I installed dual boot. I can boot into Linux still. Works > > fine. This suggests Partition table is ok. When I try to use Lilo, it says > > that /dev/hda1 boot sector damaged. > > > > My question is: is there any tools under Linux that can automatically > > repair such kinda of disk failure and recover the windows98 system > > (someone needs it to send email coz I got a motorola soft modem). I know I > > can do it by "dd" and partition table correction. Just wonder if there is > > such a cool software that does the job already. > > > > Please send your answer to my email addr. I procmailed this email list... > > Thanks a lot! > > Well have you look at what lilo does. Look at /boot/boot.b and > /boot/boot.*. Lilo make at backup copy. If you had 98 on before 2000 > your are in luck. >
What about a DOS boot disk and fdisk /mbr?
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