Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 2 Jul 2000 21:19:46 -0600 (MDT) | From | Richard Rager <> | Subject | Re: tools to repair damaged /dev/hda1 boot record |
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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.
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