Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 15:02:25 +1100 From: shogun70@bigpond.net.au To: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=22NTLDR=20missing=22?= after 5-RELEASE install Message-ID: <200302270402.h1R42QUC035836@lorraine.roughedges.org>
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I have never emailed this list, and am only reading it to see how 5.0-RELEASE is shaping up. Sorry if I'm repeating stuff or commenting out of turn. This problem sounds like the one I've had on several occasions when repartitioning my HDD. My Windows2000 "boot.ini" invariably needs to be updated because the partition table has changed. (or at least what Windows thinks the partition table says has changed). That's why NTLDR is missing - Windows is looking at the wrong partition. The MS knowledge base article 102873 indicates that the boot.ini partition format is: multi(X)disk(Y)rdisk(Z)partition(W)\<winnt_dir> From memory, you have to mess with partition(W) until you get the right partition. I've never done a systematic test to be more specific than this. I have always used FAT32 partitions so mounting the WinNT System partition (so that I can change boot.ini) is no problem. I have never used NTFS partitions so this might not be helpful for you. Maybe the Windows Emergency Boot Disk can help you out there???? You can search MS for other "boot.ini" articles. good-luck, SDH PS I seem to remember that I also had to delete "hiberfil.sys" from the WinNT system partition, but I can't remember what my theory for that was. Something to do with "boot.ini" being cached. I haven't systematically tested, but it works for me without resorting to Windows tools. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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