yes, however if you have a windows XP disk you just boot it, hit the option to go to the repair console type FIXBOOT and then fdisk /mbr and it rebuilds the MBR as well. On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 8:16 AM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com wrote: >>> 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 > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- 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