Re: Unbootable machine

[Bernie Innocenti <bernie codewiz org>]

On 06/02/09 03:43, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Bernie Innocenti wrote:
>> Disk /dev/sdb: 2055 MB, 2055208960 bytes
>> 221 heads, 2 sectors/track, 9081 cylinders
> 
> I don't know where fdisk, the Linux kernel, or whatever come up with
> these kinds of geometries.  They're almost universally non-bootable.

Ok, I wiped mbr and made fdisk create a new one:

Disk /dev/sdb: 2055 MB, 2055208960 bytes
64 heads, 62 sectors/track, 1011 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 3968 * 512 = 2031616 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xc3790b2f

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdb1   *           1        1011     2005793    c  W95 FAT32 (LBA)


I'll try it tomorrow.

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