----- Original Message ----- From: Andy Goth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 04, 1999 3:01 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrake installation fails on mount > New development: I attempted to use PartitionMagic to make the Linux > partitions after the installer failed. I didn't get very far... > PartitionMagic reports a partition table error #120. Would someone with > a PartitionMagic manual tell me what that means adn how to correct it? > > ¯¨¹·-.,¸__¸,.-·¹¨¯¯¨¹·-.,¸__¸,.-·¹¨¯¯¨¹·-.,¸__¸,.-·¹¨¯¯¨¹·-.,¸__¸,.-·¹ ¨ > Andy Goth [EMAIL PROTECTED] zap.to/andygoth/ ICQ: 35256413 > ¯¨¹·-.,¸__¸,.-·¹¨¯¯¨¹·-.,¸__¸,.-·¹¨¯¯¨¹·-.,¸__¸,.-·¹¨¯¯¨¹·-.,¸__¸,.-·¹ ¨ > > I don't know the error right off, but try the PowerQuest web site. What happened to you looks similar to what happened to me (and destroyed my partition table). I couldn't even access my linux partitions anymore, and couldn't fix it until I reformatted my hard drives. I suggest that when you use Partition Magic, don't create linux partitions, but rather create free space, then use disk Druid (or fdisk, if you prefer) to specify the ext2fs filesystem. That worked for me, and no more partition problems. One more thing, maybe I'm off-base, but what is the point of a separate /root partition? It seems that there should be no problem leaving /root as a part of /. Manny Styles [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- ________________________________________________________ NetZero - We believe in a FREE Internet. Shouldn't you? Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
