Guest duir66 Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 I'm having a problem getting Windows on a friends box. I think I know what the issue is but I just wanted to throw it past you guys to see what you think. His HD config is= c: is a 40GB formatted in fat32, his d: is a 10 GB with 9.1 rc1:D rc1 boots & runs sweet. Its just that win won't go on the /mnt/windows. Yes, I told lilo to write to the MBR. I think on windows install it sees the MBR as a corrupted file. I believe I can fix it by physically changing the jumpers on the HDs making the 10GB c: and the 40GB d:. Will I have to re-install Mandrake though? My guess is probably so. The guy himself loves Mandrake but rest of family still needs win cause their not hip enough or something and he wants to use audio editing apps. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezroller Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 My suggestion still stands. Install wondows first, then let mandrake install on the second hard drive. Mandrake won't fry the MBR like windows will. And then call me up and we'll go chill with nathan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpatrick Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 Make sure you have a working linux boot floppy and try overwriting the MBR by booting with a windows boot floppy and entering the following command : fdisk /mbr See if the windows install will go. If it does, restore lilo by inserting MD install disk 1, rebboting, type F1 at the boot screen, then "rescue" w/o quotes at the prompt. Select restore bootloader and follow the on screen instructions. Reboot into Mandrake and either edit /etc/lilo.conf by hand to add windows to the boot menu or you can also do so in MCC>Boot>Boot Config>Configure>OK>Add. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MottS Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 Ok so are you having problems getting windows to install or mounting it in /mnt/windows? Anyway. To install windows just put a good old win98 floppy in the drive and at the prompt type 'fdisk /mbr' .. or something like that. Then install windows on your 40 gig HD and finally reinstall Lilo with the first cd of MDK. If you are having problem with mount your 40 gig HD in /mnt/windows, try to do it manually: mount -t vfat /dev/hda /mnt/windows and see what the error will be. Is MDK see the first HD (hda) ? I believe I can fix it by physically changing the jumpers on the HDs making the 10GB c: and the 40GB d:. Will I have to re-install Mandrake though? My guess is probably so. I don't get your problem really much but you don't need to reinstall MDK if you change the jumpers. MDK don't care where it is physically. This is just a matter to mount things at the same place but changing the device in /etc/fstab. So boot cd 1 and go to a terminal. Mount your hda (which is linux one the jumper are changed) in something like /mnt (mount -t ext3 /dev/hda /mnt) and modify fstab according to the new hardware config. Fstab will now be in /mnt/etc/fstab. If you want to reinstall the boot loader (while being there .. cause I don't think that bioses can look at the mbr of a second ide) do the following. Change the root file system to /mnt (chroot /mnt) and modify lilo to the new hardware config and run lilo (lilo -v). Now do 'exit' to return to the cd root system and 'reboot' to .. reboot. Good luck ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezroller Posted February 20, 2003 Report Share Posted February 20, 2003 hmm...good idea! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannonfodder Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Another solution is to unplug your mandrake drive, install windows, reconnect mandrake and do a bios reset to defaults (so mandrake is back to being the boot and then up date your lilo.conf to find the windows partition.. I think this will work.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counterspy Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Never use fdisk/mbr on an XP or 2000 installation. There are recovery consoles for both, XP use is described M$ KB article #Q307654 and 2000 in M$ KB article #Q229716. Counterspy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest duir66 Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 Thanks Counterspy, we're doin' 9x anyway. But your right about 2k/xp. Hey Cannonfodder, we were trying to use the win drive as c:, but lilo wrote to the mbr and the 9x install flipped out. I'm just gonna try switching drives and make linux c: Thanks anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest duir66 Posted February 21, 2003 Report Share Posted February 21, 2003 All working well now. Thanks everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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