>> get the 446-byte boot record from somewhere and dd it to /dev/sda I LIKE THIS IDEA!!! :) Are you telling me that I can just grab those 446 bytes from *ANY* WinXP box, copy them to my MBR and the laptop will boot? 8) That's a pretty "un-risky" proposition... :) Thanks! ET Matt Graham writes: > From: "kitepilot@kitepilot.com" >> I went and installed Kubuntu 9.10 (which uses GRUB 2) on the flash >> drive and forgot to tell the thing to leave /dev/sda alone... >> >> Now the machine only boots from the flash drive. >> My plan is to backup the 512 bytes of the MBR and (MOST IMPORTANT!) >> the partition table and use "something" (insert cloud of ignorance >> here) to rebuild the windoze boot record. > > Run FIXMBR or FDISK /MBR from a 'Doze boot CD. Failing that, get the > 446-byte boot record from somewhere and dd it to /dev/sda . There's > actually no need to do anything with the partition table here. > >> Can I trust whichever tool I use (and hope you will tell me) to >> leave the partition contents alone or [had] I better dd the whole >> 250GB of /dev/sda somewhere else in case *IT* happens? > > There will be no need to back up things if you use the tools in the > previous paragraph. > > -- > Matt G / Dances With Crows > The Crow202 Blog: http://crow202.org/wordpress/ > There is no Darkness in Eternity/But only Light too dim for us to see > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss