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Re: Grub can't boot hda1 (vfat/diagnostics), need to do something from DOS?



On 2009-01-01 09:46 +0100, Joel Roth wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 01, 2009 at 09:25:55AM +0100, Sven Joachim wrote:
>> You must install the DOS bootloader with the "sys" command.
>
> I believe the DOS bootloader will simply overwrite GRUB,
> which resides in the boot sector of the disk, having
> no effect on the properties of the first partition.

No, it won't.  The sys command only changes the bootsector of the
partition, it does not change the MBR.

Sven


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