Difference between revisions of "Rescue and Recovery"
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| − | Apparently, the MBR is not "configured properly" if LILO or GRUB has been installed in it. It is not known how to invoke Rescue and Recovery once LILO or GRUB has been installed in the MBR. | + | Apparently, the MBR is not "configured properly" if LILO or GRUB has been installed in it. It is not known how to invoke Rescue and Recovery by pressing the appropriate button during system boot once LILO or GRUB has been installed in the MBR. |
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| + | Note that it has been [http://sharadware.com/2005/07/11/suse-linux-winxp-access-ibm-on-the-thinkpad-t43/#comment-165 reported] that it is still possible to invoke Rescue and Recovery form LILO or GRUB. Others have also reported success with this method (see the discussion page of this article). | ||
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Revision as of 20:07, 4 November 2005
Rescue and Recovery version 3.0 consists of a bootable partition containing various system recovery tools, including full recovery of the preinstalled Windows XP partition. It can be activated by pressing the ThinkPad, Access IBM or ThinkVantage Button during system boot. It contains a FAT filesystem (labeled "IBM_SERVICE"), and has partition type 0x12 ("Compaq diagnostics" in fdisk).
Apparently, the MBR is not "configured properly" if LILO or GRUB has been installed in it. It is not known how to invoke Rescue and Recovery by pressing the appropriate button during system boot once LILO or GRUB has been installed in the MBR.
Note that it has been reported that it is still possible to invoke Rescue and Recovery form LILO or GRUB. Others have also reported success with this method (see the discussion page of this article).
