> > > >I tried to reinstall and I got to this screen: > > > >Choose the petitions you want to format > > > >hda 1{C:} (15MB, /mnt/win_Dos Fat16 > >hda 2 {D} (12 GB, /mnt/Win-2, Win98, Fat32, LBA-mapped > > > >The options below are preselected > > > >(400MB, /Journalised FS: Ext 3) > >(50MB, Swap Linux Swap) > > > >Could hda have been my bootloader? I only had 1 drive before I installed > >Linux. > > > >Any help you can give to staighten out this mess will be appreciated. > > > >Eric > > > >
> > > Ummm you installed linux on a FAT32 partition? Or did disk Doctor > convert it? I guess Disk Doctor converted it. I did the recommended install originally so I didn' t choose it. Mandrake "chose" where to install itself. > > You should use ext2 or ext3 for linux. It is far more efficient and > basically never needs defragging. This is the error I get on bootup. I'd guess it was Ext3 at one time. >Ext3-fs- unable to read superblock >mount: error 22 mounting Ext3 flags noatime >well, retrying without the options flags >(a repeat of line 1) >(a repeat of line 2 without the words flags noatime) >well, retrying read only without any flags >(a repeat of line 1) >(a repeat of line 2 without the words flags noatime) >pivotroot: pivot_root (/sysroot,/sysroot/initrd) failed :2 >kernel panic: no init found. try passing inits option to kernel > > And it is invisible to windows. so no programs can mess with it. Something messed with it! Thanks for your help. Eric > > Civileme > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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