apt-get install aboot-0.9b then use swriteboot command or get a copy of aboot-0.9b.tar.gz from sourceforge.net (google aboot-0.9b.tar.gz) as su # tar xzvf aboot-0.9b.tar.gz , cd aboot-0.9b make (it may not complete) cd sdisklabel , make it will complete use swriteboot command, read the README, for my scsi sda with / on sda3 # swriteboot -f1 -c3 /dev/sda /boot/bootlx works fine. -Mel