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[Ghil Vertefeuille]

So I have two new HD. (wouhou)

Then I install XP, all runs fine, then I install Mandrake on the second HD and then...when I reboot, instead of Lilo, it puts some 1 and 0 and gives me nothing. Now I'm running on Knoppix 3.3, and hope to have an answer soon :P

 

thanks in advance ;)

[Pzatch]

Using the first Mandrake install disk in resque mode you should be able to deinstall and reinstall the boot loader. Give that a try first.

[Ghil Vertefeuille]

didn't work :S

I redid the Windows boot so I can use one of my OSes, but I really hope to have MDK soon ;)

[Guest rogerhelmich]

I guess you are running 10.0 with the 2.6 kernel. If you are their is a problem that gets the windows xp partion table all wrong. The fix is to report to linux the correct parameters of the HD. Assuming that xp resides on /dev/hda then you need to boot to rescue and run

fdisk -l /dev/hda

 

reboot and reinstall Linux. at the expert screen enter the parameters for your HD

mine was:

linux hda=16065,255,63

then just install and have fun.

 

 

The other fix is to use the utility sfdisk and report the HD parameters:

 

sfdisk -d | sfdisk --no-reread -H255 -C16065 /dev/hda

 

or if that doesnt work

 

sfdisk -d | sfdisk --noreread --force -H255 -C16065 /dev/hda

 

reboot and every thing should be running

do not fixmbr of fixboot in windows recovery it is not needed

[Ghil Vertefeuille]

ok thanks I'll try that tomorrow morning ^^