From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Ryp4O-00009C-TV for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:31:41 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C33E8E0EAD; Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:31:24 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ey0-f181.google.com (mail-ey0-f181.google.com [209.85.215.181]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8B55AE0E96 for ; Sat, 18 Feb 2012 18:30:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: by eaak14 with SMTP id k14so1727207eaa.40 for ; Sat, 18 Feb 2012 10:30:15 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of emailgrant@gmail.com designates 10.213.29.207 as permitted sender) client-ip=10.213.29.207; Authentication-Results: mr.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of emailgrant@gmail.com designates 10.213.29.207 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=emailgrant@gmail.com; dkim=pass header.i=emailgrant@gmail.com Received: from mr.google.com ([10.213.29.207]) by 10.213.29.207 with SMTP id r15mr746256ebc.53.1329589815898 (num_hops = 1); Sat, 18 Feb 2012 10:30:15 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=8krUClZbsQz5syUIo/7+7XqbxvMHrjDkiM9ZtW3YikE=; b=EYkcDXsL9/cal9FMaAEJg5/PMPWd0O5aRb4tmuAU3y8GuC+Y2aaxoGMFdWv8y8T0Za 5pog/T/0Q26MEmeSfSK2BuvDvgS0YW6rpqu8Ukr5wEnfZgjM9iZHidlBAyjai8zJf2Bi jz6xj/LKtv7ZiylVYu+/nBOatx+f85lYKP5SU= Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.213.29.207 with SMTP id r15mr602366ebc.53.1329589815792; Sat, 18 Feb 2012 10:30:15 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.213.106.20 with HTTP; Sat, 18 Feb 2012 10:30:15 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 10:30:15 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] "Invalid boot diskette" what do I do? From: Grant To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Archives-Salt: a3a15ede-c40c-4a81-937d-50c16ef5a9c2 X-Archives-Hash: 4326cccbad9e86bcc540d655fa48c3fa >> LOL. =A0Except not really. =A0Am I totally screwed or is there some >> little-known method for kick-starting an apparently dead HD? >> Everything was fine until it was rebooted. =A0Multiple 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 ;) Thank you everyone. The system is remote so I will give this a try ASAP. BTW, this happened due to someone pushing the power button during an eclean operation. - Grant