https://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2165
Product: drakxtools Component: diskdrake Summary: Text version of DiskDrake = BIOS boot sector virus warning Version: 9.1-4mdk Platform: PC OS/Version: All Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: critical Priority: P2 AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hardware: ASUS A7N8X Deluxe with Athalon 2600XP/333, 1GB RAM, ATI Radeon 9700 Pro, 30GB(?) HDD, DVD CD-ROM, std floppy. Partitions: hda1=100 MB DOS, hda5=14GB NTFS (Windows 2000), hda6=Linux Swap, hda7=10GB Linux Native (Reiser FS) The system had a fully installed and configured Windows 2000 Pro environment with the DOS and NTFS partitions listed. Anti-virus software was installed and up to date. The system was running fine - no issues. I attempted to install ML 9.1 RC1. After having the graphic installers fail (even with expert mode) I attempted a text mode install. The text mode install was successful. As part of that install I used the text mode DiskDrake tool to build the swap and linux partitions and write the new boot sector to hda. When I rebooted the text lilo bootloader came up, and I selected linux; then BIOS ant-vires software immediately reported a boot sector virus. I shut down the system, unplugged it, did a power drain and then did a cold boot with a clean Gentoo CD and used the the cfdisk utility to re-write my boot sector. It wrote the MBR, but was unable to re-read it. After rebooting I again tried the linux option at the lilo prompt, and the system booted normally (no warning). I then shut down the system (unplug, power drain, cold boot) and tried the windows option from the lilo prompt; the BIOS anti-virus again warned of a boot sector virus. I atempted to restore the MBR and system files using the Windows 2000 utilities, but the system continually warned of a boot secote virus after a full cold boot. After a complete (unplug, power drain, cold boot) reload of the Windows 2000 OS things seem to be better (no warnings). Of course my ML 9.1 RC-1 partitions are gone now, too. If you need more info (CD image or where I downloaded it from) please let me know. Oh, the version info listed in the headers may be wrong, I used the defaults. I was using the ML 9.1 RC-1 image available on the mirrors on 2/19/2003. Mike ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.