In this month's installment of “When Disaster Strikes”, I discuss a surprisingly small part of your computer that plays a surprisingly large role in booting and using it—the Master Boot Record, or MBR ...

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I need to format my linux partition (since I need the temporary storage space to convert my storage HD to FAT32) but I want to make sure that doing so won't screw-up the bootloading process -- I ...

When I reboot, grub has gone to cli. After wading through that (root (hd 0,0) chainloader +1 boot), I get into Xp- low and behold, my Linux partition has disappeared altogether!

If you've ever delved into the realm of Windows/Linux dual-booting, you probably know that the Master Boot Record can unexpectedly stop working, leavi ...

A review of what EFI boot (UEFI firmware) is, how it works, how it interacts with Linux installations, and a few tips and personal experiences on how to configure and maintain it.