Help, I think I lost my boot sector

[Otto Haliburton]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:redhat-list-
> bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Bud Curtis
> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2004 10:14 PM
> To: redhat-list at redhat.com
> Subject: Help, I think I lost my boot sector
> 
> I made the huge mistake of testing a Windows 2K System Install Boot CD on
> my
> Redhat system.  I thought the CD wouldn't write anything until I said
> proceed with the install.  Evidently it messed up my boot sector.
> Everytime
> I attempt to boot up from the hard drive, I get the following message:
> 
>     DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER
> 
> If I boot up with my Linux floppy, then the system comes up fine.
> 
> Is there any way to repair the boot sector?
> 
> --
> Bud Curtis
> Colorado Springs, CO
> 
> 
> 
> --
This is the typical thing that happens when you install windows after you
install linux.  Windows does not honor the boot block for anybody but it
self so it writes it's boot block in.  I don't understand why you can't boot
windows but the thing to do is just boot from the linux boot cd and do a
grub-install. And everything should be fine.