Re: How to Clean bad Grubfirmware off DOC?

[Peter Keel <seegras@discordia.ch>]

* on the Thu, Jun 27, 2002 at 10:36:34PM +0800, g_friend@etang.com wrote:
> >Since you cannot boot with the doc2000 installed, I'd recommend trying the 
> >following, **very carefully**:
> >  1. Turn off system
> >  2. Remove DoC from board (I assume it's an ISA/PCI board with DoC socketed?)
> >  3. Install *empty* DoC board
> >  4. Boot into DOS
> >  5. Install latest M-Sys DOS utilities (if not already done)
> >  6. *** CAREFULLY *** install DoC into socket
> >  7. Run DFORMAT utility to replace grub firmware
> >*Disclaimer:  This procedure has worked for me, but it could do *bad things* 
> >to your DoC.  Use it only as a last resort.
> 
> By saying above ,do you mean "hot plug" ?

And do you mean you have to have 
- DOS (why shouldn't I use Linux?)
- An Empty DOC 
?? 

> >If your machine supports "Network" boot, you may want to try configuring GRUB 
> >with the "--enable-diskonchip-biosnetboot" option.  This will allow you to 
> >selectively boot from the DoC, returning to booting from a hard drive or 
> >floppy when needed.

IF your board does support that. Mine does not. That's why the whole
fun started. That, and the inability of grub to access my filesystem.

Peter
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