[NTLUG:Discuss] Boot Sector problem

[Pervaz Allaudin]

I managed to erase my boot record while trying to switch from Fedora 2 to Mandrake 10.1 on my old dual system. On top of that that all the CDs are erroring out due to crc error so I cannot do another reinstall. So both windows 98 and Linux are dead in the water.
   
  I am able to boot with Knoppix and did find the grub-install command; My problem is Knoppix gives a read only error and I am not too sure what my non-knoppix hda1&2 is mapped on.
   
  I tried both - There is /knoppix/dev/had1&2 and a dev/hda1&2 somewhere also if I am not mistaken. had2 was by FD2 /boot and hda1 my windows 98. 
   
  So the question is how can I get my boot loader back into my hard drive?
   
  Also should I put it on had1 - the windows system - which I think I had previously?
  The web pages where I checked warned against going into the MBR and went for longer procedure of copying the boot file while into window etc.
   
  Any help will be greatly appreciated.
   
  Thanks in advance
   
  Pervaz

		
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