Brian, I tried doing what u said, doing a clean installation of mandrake, but it still gave me the exact same error. Firstly, i used fdisk to delete all my partitions. I then tried to install m8.2. Can't. Then i thought maybe i should format the partitions, so i did using format from a bootable dos disk. Loaded in m8.2 setup and gave me the same error. I couldn't use auto allocate or wizard coz it doesn't solve it even.
This is what i got just before i clicked "no" to enter into the place where i could create, resize, mount partitions.Choosing yes was not an option coz it gave me the same message so i had to choose no. "i can't read the partition table, it's too complicated fr me i can try to go on blanking bad partitions (all data will be lost) The other solution is to disallow DrakX to modify the partition table.(the error is ask_before_blanking:unknown partition table format.) Do you agree to loose all the partitions?" > > From: Brian Parish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue 26/11/2002 8:2 PM GMT+08:00 > To: newbie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Re: [newbie] M8.2 with WinXP > > OK - we are into trial and error territory! I've had some success with > this approach when all else fails: > > - boot the mandrake install CD > - take it as far as the partitioning > - tell diskdrake to delete all partitions > - create some FAT32 partitions for later use with XP plus the required > linux paritions > - either complete the linux install, then install XP, then boot the > install CD again and rewrite the boot loader, or exit the install, do XP > and come back to mandrake later. > > XP will install on partitions created by diskdrake (reformat them during > the XP install though). This may work around your problem, but I don't > pretend to understand what's going on. > > HTH > Brian > > On Tue, 2002-11-26 at 21:40, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi Brian, > > I partitioned into 2 partitions using XP for XP and left the 3rd partition >unnamed.(which is for mandrake). I tried formatting the first 2 partitions with NTFS >and FAT32. Still got the same problem when Mandrake setup couldn't seem to detect it >properly and gave me those error messages. > > That's all i guess. > > > > Sean > > > > > > > > > The replies I've seen to this so far seem to have ignored the "unknown partition > > > table format" message. This would be a cause of concern to me. Sean, can you > > > tell us how you did the original partitioning? Did you start with a raw disk and > > > use XP to partition during the install, or did you use another tool, like > > > Partition Magic? > > > > > > If you don't mind reinstalling your XP system, I would suggest the following: > > > > > > - boot the XP install disk > > > - use the XP installer to delete all partitions > > > - create your 1st partition on which XP is to be installed using either > > > FAT32 or NTFS (I would choose FAT32 unless you feel the need for the > > > "extra security" > > > - create your 2nd partition as FAT32 so you can share data with linux > > > - leave the rest of the disk unpartitioned and do the XP install > > > - then install Mandrake, letting it handle it's partitioning > > > > > > HTH > > > Brian > > > > > > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > -- > Brian Parish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > >
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