Guest CnB Posted July 31, 2004 Report Share Posted July 31, 2004 ok i already had XP installed but i am about tired of the damn crap so i wanted to switch back to linux but still keep XP for stuff Linux cant use so here is the situation i got 2 HD's 1 Sata HD split in 2 Partitions C and D , Contains my XP install D is just a backup drive and 1 ATA133 which use to be split in 3 2 for my video editing and 1 for linux so i installed linux on it installation went ok no problems so i reboot but the damn thing just skips right to XP doing resue and restore the bootloader doesnt seem to work Partion Magic Refuses to do the job also so i am about out of ideas atm does anybody know what this is al about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted July 31, 2004 Report Share Posted July 31, 2004 There must be a fundamental issue here that you are over-looking. Partition Magic can "fix" anything. There are problems with raid/sata setups, but I believe it is due to not understanding the layout and function of your particular array. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 (edited) :unsure: I must not have the right Partition Magic :lol: ....is there a 'fix anything' version? ;) Edited August 1, 2004 by bvc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 Yes, it's the one that autodetects windex and deletes it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwiftDeath Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 Lol, fedora has the feature built right in ;). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvc Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 :lol: and fedora is free :lol: ....oops....ya get what ya pay for, eh? :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CnB Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 while neither Lilo , Grub or BootMagic did the job system commander did so its ok now not as if any of the replies helped of the slightest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixthusdan Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 while neither Lilo , Grub or BootMagic did the job system commander did so its ok now not as if any of the replies helped of the slightest <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Watch your tone. No one is paid to answer your questions here as it is a user's forum. If you don't like a little fun while dealing with a problem, then feel free to post elsewhere. You'll have trouble finding a forum as easy as this, with the number of people who know what they are doing. Oh, and you're welcome that anyone even gave answers to your question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwiftDeath Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 Yes, if you don't appreciate free help. Go back to windows and wait on their technical help service line for 5 hours for some stupid answer you already knew. Now if you do want to try and still get linux to work. You can insert the MDK 1 cd and instead of installing, pick the other option. Then just type rescue and press enter. Inside their there is a option to reload the bootloader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Manngo Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 (edited) I can add a something. I have read a thread somewhere, that Microsoft signed a secret agreement with hardware suppliers. It contains that any system, that has Windows installed on it, cannot boot any other Operating systems. It affects big hardware producers, who are using their own-written BIOS. Firstly I said it is a stupid thing. But it is true! I have a 1-year old Compaq in the office (compaq BIOS). I tryed to run a simple aplication, memtest86. You may know, it is a bootable floppy image containing a small program, that examines memory. It does not run under windows, it boots something else. I couldnt make my compaq to boot from it. Exactly none newer machine in the office (We have some and they are all compaq). Wery strange, but the older machines booted from the same floppy without problems. cheers Manngo Edited August 4, 2004 by Manngo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiedra Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 (edited) while neither Lilo , Grub or BootMagic did the job system commander did so its ok now not as if any of the replies helped of the slightest We don't need attitudes like that here. These kind people were nice to offer some help. If you don't appriceate that, get off this board and post elsewhere. In fact, don't post at any Linux forum at all. Just stick with Windows. Edited August 5, 2004 by spiedra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystified Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 I think this is going a bit overboard on chastising someone for a comment. Most of this thread was offtopic and probably not very helpful. I don't think this kind of behavior is reflective of the kind of community we're supposed to be. Thread locked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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