On Sun, 2 Jul 2000 afei@jhu.edu wrote:
>
> This is not really related to linux kernel development. But to answer it
> requires certain expertise on Linux knowledge. Please allow me to ask
> here.
> My problem is as following. I deinstalled win2k by brutforcely
> removed windows directory. There are many files left on my C: root
> directory. I made a copy of them and delete files except those ones
> essential to MSDOS/win98. Now I cannot boot into win98.
> Fortunately I installed dual boot. I can boot into Linux still. Works
> fine. This suggests Partition table is ok. When I try to use Lilo, it says
> that /dev/hda1 boot sector damaged.
>
> My question is: is there any tools under Linux that can automatically
> repair such kinda of disk failure and recover the windows98 system
> (someone needs it to send email coz I got a motorola soft modem). I know I
> can do it by "dd" and partition table correction. Just wonder if there is
> such a cool software that does the job already.
>
> Please send your answer to my email addr. I procmailed this email list...
> Thanks a lot!
Well have you look at what lilo does. Look at /boot/boot.b and
/boot/boot.*. Lilo make at backup copy. If you had 98 on before 2000
your are in luck.
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