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I am trying to restore the MBR, have successfully put supergrubdisk on to a USB stick.
When booting, I get into the program but also the following error returned:
Booting command list
Usbshift
Error 12: invalid device request
Press any key to configure
So I press the any key, and this is the configuration:
grub edit> configfile (hd0,0)/boot/sgd/sgd.lst
I have 1 HDD, partitioned in 2 OS (XP & 98 )
Do I need to change something in the configuration file? :confused:
can you past the content of sgd.lst here please ?
(this might help !)
Sorry! here it is.
default 1
#timeout 10
setgrubdevice # This is compulsory
sgdgfxmenuoff
#gfxmenu /boot/grub/message
foreground ffffff
background 0c00ff
color white/brown yellow/cyan
title <========= DISTRO |||||||
# The two commands: setgrubdevice and usbshift are needed
# so that SGD works well.
configfile $(grub_device)/boot/grub/menu.lst
title Choose Language & HELP :-)))
# The two commands: setgrubdevice and usbshift are needed
# so that SGD works well.
usbshift
set SGD_VERBOSE="on"
configfile $(grub_device)/boot/sgd/menu.lst
title Choose Language & NO HELP :-|
# The two commands: setgrubdevice and usbshift are needed
# so that SGD works well.
usbshift
set SGD_VERBOSE="off"
configfile $(grub_device)/boot/sgd/menu.lst
title vvvvvvvvvvv Quick Menu HELP vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
# The two commands: setgrubdevice and usbshift are needed
# so that SGD works well.
usbshift
set SGD_VERBOSE="on"
catis $(SGD_VERBOSE)
cat $(grub_device)/boot/sgd/qhelp.txt
pause
title GRUB => MBR & !LINUX! (1) AUTO ;-)
findf /grub/stage1 /boot/grub/stage1
root $(out_device)
setup (hd0)
findf /boot/grub/menu.lst /grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/grub.conf /grub/grub.conf
root $(out_device)
configfile $(out_device)$(out_file)
title GRUB => MBR & !LINUX! (>=2) MANUAL |8-)
selectfile /grub/stage1 /boot/grub/stage1
root $(out_device)
setup (hd0)
selectfile /boot/grub/menu.lst /grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/grub.conf /grub/grub.conf
root $(out_device)
configfile $(out_device)$(out_file)
title !LINUX! (1) AUTO
findf /boot/grub/menu.lst /grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/grub.conf /grub/grub.conf
root $(out_device)
configfile $(out_device)$(out_file)
title !LINUX! (>=2) MANUAL
selectfile /boot/grub/menu.lst /grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/grub.conf /grub/grub.conf
root $(out_device)
configfile $(out_device)$(out_file)
title (ROOT) !LINUX! (>=2) MANUAL
set choose_title="Root filesystem"
selectfile /etc/fstab
fstabroot $(out_part)$(out_file)
set root_fs=$(fstabroot)
set choose_title="Choose Linux kernel (vmlinuz, genkernel, kernel, linux...)"
selectfile /boot/v /boot/k /boot/g /boot/l /v /k /g /l
set kernel_device=$(out_device)
set kernel_file=$(out_file)
set choose_title="Choose initrd"
selectfile /boot/i /i
# set initrd_device=$(out_device)
# set initrd_file=$(out_file)
root $(kernel_device)
kernel $(kernel_file) root=$(root_fs) single
initrd $(out_device)$(out_file)
boot
title !WIN!
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1
boot
title WIN => MBR & !WIN!
set aux_hd="hd0"
# dd SOURCE_FILE DESTINATION_DEVICE FILE_OFFSET DEVICE_OFFSET SIZE
dd $(grub_device)/boot/sgd/brs/syslinux.bin ($(aux_hd)) 0 0 300
dd $(grub_device)/boot/sgd/brs/syslinux.bin ($(aux_hd)) 0x1fe 0x1fe 2
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1
boot
title EASY LIVE SWAP
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
liveswap
Gave up with that, but if anyone is interested this is what I did:
Got external 3.5" floppy.
Made XP boot disk from a colleague.
Fdisk would not work with that version of dos :rolleyes:
Accessed hidden partition that had Win98 on.
Ran program called xtgold.com,
This was some sort of file explorer,
Went to Boot Magic file, and found a file called RestrMBR, ran it from there (pushed 'x' I think to execute it.
Restart computer, straight into XP flash screen.
XP scandisk (or similar) utility took 30 mins sorting out files, than rebooted straight into XP.
I have lost the ability to run Win98 partition, but I only need it occasionally so will put it on a USB key!
:D
Will be getting another laptop, for my 'playing' with. Leave the work one alone!