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ReactOS does not boot - MBR master boot record not written
I installed ReactOS 0.3 - everything installed quickly, but the MBR master boot record
was not updated. Instead the GRUB of the previous linux operating system installation
was still there.
The reason is, that the ReactOS installer does not overwrite the MBR master boot record
if it finds a valid MBR signature. In order to get rid of the old MBR I downloaded
a linux boot floppy (or use Knoppix or any other Linux live CD) and did this:
# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda
CAUTION: EVERYTHING ON THE HARDDISK WILL BE DELETED!!!
I pressed CTRL-C after a few seconds since I just wanted to erase the MBR.
After that the partitioner of the ReactOS installer recognized the whole harddisk
and the FreeLoader boot loader was installed correctly.
Last-Modified: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 20:32:53 GMT
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