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Stage 1 boot failure error loading hd(40)/boot
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Your hard drive has failed to find or correctly read the file name "boot".
Two fixes possible as I see it:
At the boot prompt tell it to read the boot program from your emergency boot floppy, then when you are up and running, mount the floppy and copy the boot over.
Boot from the emergency set. Mount the hard drive, then copy the boot over, unmount, and reboot. [sig]<p>Ed Fair<br><a href=mailto: efair@atlnet.com> efair@atlnet.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>Any advice I give is my best judgement based on my interpretation of the facts you supply. <br>
Help increase my knowledge by providing some feedback, good or bad, on any advice I have given.<br>
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Two fixes possible as I see it:
At the boot prompt tell it to read the boot program from your emergency boot floppy, then when you are up and running, mount the floppy and copy the boot over.
Boot from the emergency set. Mount the hard drive, then copy the boot over, unmount, and reboot. [sig]<p>Ed Fair<br><a href=mailto: efair@atlnet.com> efair@atlnet.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>Any advice I give is my best judgement based on my interpretation of the facts you supply. <br>
Help increase my knowledge by providing some feedback, good or bad, on any advice I have given.<br>
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