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John Abreau wrote: > I wiped the partition table by sticking the drive into a usb > enclosure, checking /var/log/messages to find that it showed up > as /dev/sdk, and then > > dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdk bs=1024 count=1 > > I then reassembled the kurobox, but it sill wouldn't boot into > its flash ROM. Umm, didn't you wipe too much, unless your box is special? On a standard PC the first 446 bytes is the MBR, and the next bytes to 512 are the partition table as far as I know. You might have b0rked it... -- Kristian Hermansen -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
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