컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 Questions: 컴컴컴컴컴 Q1: General questions Q2: DOS/Win9x problems Q3: Win NT problems Q4: Problems with other OSes Q5: Partitioning problems, EFDISK problems --------------------------------------------------------------------- Q1: General questions 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1.1: How do I uninstall MasterBooter? 1.2: I have uninstalled MasterBooter / I have disabled FAT hiding and some FAT systems cannot boot. Why? 1.3: What about future upgrades? 1.4: Where can I find newer versions of MasterBooter? 1.5: Can I have the source code of the executables? A1: General answers 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 1.1: Run 'efdisk /mbr'. 1.2: Before v2.2 you had to unhide all hidden FAT partitions before disabling FAT hiding. From v2.2 MasterBooter can unhide hidden FAT partitions on-the-fly. However, if you uninstall MasterBooter be sure to unhide all hidden FAT partitions first. If you use v2.7 or newer then the 'efdisk /mbr' command will automatically unhide all hidden FAT and NTFS partitions and will remove the boot menu. 1.3: They are free for registered users. If you need it via e-mail I'll send you for free. If you need it on floppy disk, send me a floppy or 5USD to cover the postal fees and the price of the floppy disk. 1.4: The official URL is: http://www.cyberjunkie.com/masterbooter Each time I release a new version, I upload it to SimtelNet, SAC and Albert's Ambry. Search there, if the link on the MasterBooter official page is too slow. Their URL are: ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/bootutil/ ftp://ftp.stuba.elf.sk/pub/msdos/SAC/utiltask/ http://www.alberts.com (search for the string 'mrboot') 1.5: Sorry, no. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Q2: DOS/Win9x problems 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 2.1: After installing Win9x, the boot menu disappears. Why? 2.2: The shareware MasterBooter doesn't recognize my Win9x partition. Why? 2.3: After installing Win9x, the shareware MasterBooter doesn't recognize my old DOS/Win95 primary partitions. Why? 2.4: DOS, Win9x doesn't boot properly from the slave/secondary harddisk. Why? 2.5: DOS 6.xx partition begins beyond 2 gigs and doesn't boot. Why? A1: DOS/Win9x answers 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 2.1: Win9x rewrites the Master Boot Record, erasing MasterBooter from it. Simply reinstall MasterBooter and everything should work fine. 2.2: The shareware versions before v2.2 didn't support Win95. From v2.2 the shareware versions recognize Win95(a) partitions, from v2.6 they recognize OSR2/Win98 too. These operating systems overwrite all FAT partitions' boot sector, and MasterBooter thinks they are all Win95/OSR2/Win98 systems. 2.3: Both OSR2 and Win98 replace the boot sectors of every existing primary FAT systems during installation (Why? Now that's a good question!), that's why MasterBooter before v2.6 doesn't recognize them then. 2.4: These operating systems can boot from the slave harddisk only if you enable FAT hiding during MasterBooter installation. Be sure you use v2.2 or newer version of MasterBooter and enable FAT hiding if you'd like to run these OSes from a slave harddisk. If you enabled FAT hiding and the system still doesn't boot, then you have to run the BOOTFIX utility, which corrects the 'Physical Drive Number' value in all boot sectors. Please note, that if you set such corrected slave harddisk system as master later, then you have to rerun the BOOTFIX utility from a system floppy after you reconnected the harddisk as master. In other words, if you get the message 'Invalid system disk', then run the BOOTFIX utility and check the FAT hiding option :) 2.5: DOS6.xx has a bug in its boot load code which causes this error. The BOOTFIX utility can replace this buggy boot loader with a good one. So, after runnin BOOTFIX, your DOS 6.xx system should work even if it resides beyond 2 gigs. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Q3: Win NT problems 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 3.1: Win NT doesn't boot properly from other than the primary master harddisk. Why? 3.2: Win NT partition begins beyond 2 gigs and doesn't boot. Why? A4: Win NT answers 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 3.1: Good question. I have no solution, try contacting Microsoft. 3.2: Same as the above... --------------------------------------------------------------------- Q4: Problems with other OSes 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 4.1: I have Linux insalled but MasterBooter doesn't see it. Why? A4: Solutions for other OS problems 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 4.1: LILO must be installed in the Linux partition's boot sector. Then MasterBooter will recognize it. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Q5: Partitioning problems, EFDISK problems 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� 5.1: I'd like to install a new system, but all harddisk space is in use by one big partition, and I don't want to repartition. Now what? 5.2: I've changed a parameter of an already existing partition with EFDISK and now I cannot see it. Why? A5: Partitioning and EFDISK answers 컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴 5.1: You have to use special software, which can resize or split your existing partition(s) without data loss. I know three programs: FIPS - this is a freeware program, which can split large FAT partitions Partition resizer - this is also a freeware program. It can resize and move FAT16/32 partitions Partition Magic - this is a commercial product by PowerQuest Inc. This program can resize, split, move and convert many types of partitions 5.2: First, DO NOT DO SUCH THINGS WITH EFDISK! If you change a parameter of an already existing partition, then EFDISK must erase that partition's boot sector in order to allow the formatting programs to work correctly. Do not resize, move or change the type of an already existing partition! If you did so, please make a rescue floppy and send me the MBRINFO file from it and your harddisk's logical characteristics. --------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have more questions or problems, please run the mrescue.com utility, create a rescue floppy and send me the MBRINFO file from it with your harddisk's exact characteristics to: mailto:masterbooter@cyberjunkie.com