From: Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@gmail.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] "Invalid boot diskette" what do I do?
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:06:44 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAEH5T2MSkOH2zybXQKNLt+NPga_-astBjFsR4uv56YDYsRQxvQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAN0CFw1CymxVdX=DyjCz-Dod5-S-=QYP25zx=PL3wPfGbnbq+w@mail.gmail.com>
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 2:47 PM, Grant <emailgrant@gmail.com> wrote:
> LOL. Except not really. Am I totally screwed or is there some
> little-known method for kick-starting an apparently dead HD?
> Everything was fine until it was rebooted. Multiple reboots always
> come back to:
>
> Invalid Boot diskette- Enter BOOT diskette into A:
>
> Cracks about how if the system is old enough to have a floppy drive
> then it's overdue for a dead HD are appropriate.
Things I would try:
Go into BIOS and make sure settings are still proper (sometimes it can
get wiped out and set to bad values)
Make sure BIOS can see the HDD manufacturer and model number etc.
If not, power off, re-seat the HDD cables and try again
If yes, boot from liveCD and use your favorite tools to examine the drive
If the drive is visible, partition table in-tact, then I would try to
chroot into your gentoo and reinstall your boot loader like in the
installation handbook
If drive is not visible, take it out and hook it up to another computer
If other computer can read it, maybe your motherboard/controller got
fried somehow
If other computer can't read it either... buy a new HDD and restore
from your most recent backup ;)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-02-18 7:08 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-02-17 20:47 [gentoo-user] "Invalid boot diskette" what do I do? Grant
2012-02-17 20:59 ` James Broadhead
2012-02-17 22:26 ` imacake/LK
2012-02-18 0:19 ` Grant
2012-02-18 2:50 ` Willie Matthews
2012-02-18 7:06 ` Paul Hartman [this message]
2012-02-18 18:30 ` Grant
2012-02-23 21:29 ` Grant
2012-02-24 20:55 ` James Broadhead
2012-02-24 21:09 ` Alan McKinnon
2012-02-26 5:14 ` Grant
2012-02-26 15:10 ` Volker Armin Hemmann
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