Re: Broken MBR

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

John Graves wrote:
> I needed more room so I reduced the size of an unused Windows/NTFS 
> partition and increased the Linux ext3 partition using QParted.  This 
> broke the MBR so when I boot, I get a string of 9's and nothing else 
> happens.  How can I restore the MBR?  I was using lilo if that makes a 
> difference.  I have a copy of the original sarge disk1 and a Knoppix 
> 5.0 disk at home.  Will either of these simplify the repair/
Boot from Knoppix.

#sudo mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1  (or wherever your / partition is)

#sudo chroot /mnt/hda1

#mount -a

#lilo

#exit

#reboot


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