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 Otto Haliburton
> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 6:05 PM
> To: 'General Red Hat Linux discussion list'
> Subject: RE: Help, I think I lost my boot sector
> 
> 
> 
> > -----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.
> 
> 
> 
> --
Let's make sure that you do the right things:
1.  make sure you can boot windows and let it write it's boot block in. and
it can boot so that you don't get in a vicious cycle.  Go to the windows
knowledge base they can tell you how to get windows to boot from where you
are if it is not booting.
2. boot the rescue cd or the 1st cd of the installation set and when it
boots the system then do a grub-install.