[haiku-bugs] [Haiku] #5980: [DriveSetup] add a "FixMBR" command
- From: "starsseed" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 12 May 2010 19:04:10 -0000
#5980: [DriveSetup] add a "FixMBR" command
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Reporter: starsseed | Owner: stippi
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: R1
Component: Applications/DriveSetup | Version: R1/alpha2
Keywords: MBR | Blockedby:
Platform: x86 | Blocking:
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When a disk already contains an Intel partition table, you can't write the
boot code in the MBR (except to play with "dd" and a 'good' MBR)
As a workaround, you must :[[BR]]
-clean the MBR with DiskProbe ( write zeros to replace all the MBR
content, especially the last 2 bytes).[[BR]]
-reboot[[BR]]
-create the partition table, create and format the partition.
Since USB flash drives rarely have a working MBR boot code, the
installation is very difficult for unexperienced users.
[http://www.haiku-os.org/community/forum/bootable_usb]
It's also a problem if you have multiple partitions on your disk.
Then DriveSetup need a command "FixMBR" to write the boot code.
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Ticket URL: <http://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/5980>
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