X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mailnull set sender to opendos-bounces using -f Sender: root AT delorie DOT com Message-ID: <3C0A6271.3A026688@earthlink.net> Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2001 10:18:41 -0700 From: Thomas A Webb Organization: Wordwonder.com - an E-zine X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.4.5 i586) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: opendos AT delorie DOT com Subject: Re: Fdisk and MBR - a question References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Reply-To: opendos AT delorie DOT com We are trying to put something together that can be used with minimum training. Many recyclers have a volunteer workforce and need simple straight forward procedures that produce the same results, every time. My experience with older machines has been good in general, but I have found that older machines often have large ide drives that are not directly supported by the on-board roms. This isn't a problem for Linux, once it's running, but getting the boot process to work can be an ordeal for well intentioned but unschooled (in computer geekery ;-) ) volunteers. There are many things that work, but not many that work consistently in all situations. I found a shareware package on Simtel that containes EFISK that will replace the mbr, I am going with that for now.. I do appreciate the responses to my query. Joydeep Mitra wrote: > > You could always install LILO into the MBR. Although it would be a good idea > to have a backup LILO on a floppy because if it is damaged you would not be > able to boot Linux and would probably have to reinstall it. > > Joydeep > -- Tom Webb http://wordwonder.com