Master Boot record problem

[Chris W]

A quick history
Win2k on Scsi disk 0 first partition fat16.
win2k on scsi disk 1 first partition ntfs.
redhat 9 on scsi disk 1 second partition linux file system.
bunch of data on ide channel 0 disk disk 0

using grub to boot. Grub config info on scsi disk 1

scsi disk 1 dies.
replace scsi disk 1 with new empty disk.
try to boot
system locks with grub prompt.

run repair console from win2k CD
fixmbr
reboot

system still locks up with the GRUB prompt.

Please help.

Chris W

 

[philo]

A quick history
Win2k on Scsi disk 0 first partition fat16.
win2k on scsi disk 1 first partition ntfs.
redhat 9 on scsi disk 1 second partition linux file system.
bunch of data on ide channel 0 disk disk 0

using grub to boot. Grub config info on scsi disk 1

scsi disk 1 dies.
replace scsi disk 1 with new empty disk.
try to boot
system locks with grub prompt.

run repair console from win2k CD
fixmbr
reboot

system still locks up with the GRUB prompt.

Please help.

Chris W

That should have knocked grub out...but obviously it didn't

Try a win9x boot floppy and issue the command fdisk /mbr

that should knock grub off the mbr

(at least I've done that successfully with ide drives)


if it does, you can go back to the repair console
and try : fixboot

 

[Jetro]

fixmbr accepts 'device name' as parameter. You can obtain the device name
from the output of the 'map' command. fixboot accepts 'drive name:' and this
is drive letter where the boot sector will be written.

 

[Chris W]

I got it to work. I unplugged all disks except for scsi disk 0 and then
ran fixmbr and then it booted back up .... now I have a different
problem that deserves a new post so I will make that shortly.

Chris W