read in man lilo or the lilo howto any way your super block is backed up if it was ever replaced by lilo. as /boot/boot.0301 any way a cat /boot/boot.0301 > /dev/hda1 will do but find where I read this first so you understand and make sure you have the corect sector. That if you have it at all. <A HREF="http://theverge.com"><A HREF="http://theverge.com</A">http://theverge.com</A</A>> saveing your world. - To get out of this list, please send email to majordomo@suse.com with this text in its body: unsubscribe suse-linux-e Check out the SuSE-FAQ at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A">http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/</A</A>> and the archiv at <A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html"><A HREF="http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A">http://www.suse.com/Mailinglists/suse-linux-e/index.html</A</A>>