From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao105.cox.net (fed1rmmtao105.cox.net [68.230.241.41]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 08BAD10A79 for ; Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:36:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: from fed1rmimpo03.cox.net ([70.169.32.75]) by fed1rmmtao105.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20081012023731.JRSP23774.fed1rmmtao105.cox.net@fed1rmimpo03.cox.net> for ; Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:37:31 -0400 Received: from lnx2.holmesgrown.com ([72.208.219.132]) by fed1rmimpo03.cox.net with bizsmtp id RedX1a0042rzSAG04edXAu; Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:37:31 -0400 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=7GpLu5eilzX7DGy0y9oA:9 a=xr_lIA656wTV1OgkCgI-Jq5DpKkA:4 a=rPt6xJ-oxjAA:10 X-CM-Score: 0.00 Received: from pillow.holmesgrown.com ([192.168.1.107] ident=8) by lnx2.holmesgrown.com with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1Koqpo-0000ZS-GK for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:37:32 -0700 Received: from steve by pillow.holmesgrown.com with local (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1KoqpZ-0005vI-Jd for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:37:17 -0700 Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:37:16 -0700 From: Steve Holmes To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: New Debian Install - HELP! Message-ID: <20081012023716.GB22746@pillow.holmesgrown.com> Mail-Followup-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca References: <20081011084227.GA21623@pillow.holmesgrown.com> <20081011100902.GA21715@pillow.holmesgrown.com> <48F08630.2080403@baechler.net> <20081011193208.GA15615@localhost.localdomain> <20081011215758.GA22409@pillow.holmesgrown.com> <20081012023023.GC15889@gmx.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-action=pgp-signed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20081012023023.GC15889@gmx.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:36:45 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: RIPEMD160 No I haven't but I have since then, been able to boot into Windows also. I just use a floppy right now.:) I think I need to set the boot sequence up again in that inaccessible BIOS. But thanks for the suggested tools in the event I do have to fix a busted windows partition. On Sat, Oct 11, 2008 at 10:30:23PM -0400, Alex Snow wrote: > Have you tried running fixboot and fixmbr from the windows recovery > console? Also Testdisk has some options for fixing problem MBRs, > though I haven't used any of them yet. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFI8WLcWSjv55S0LfERA8ZLAKDJR+l8kbhcuELft3RWBHHx3siZAQCfSzLZ i8Wp6RqVrwsWcfGEB8UCxfQ= =g1ib -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----