Hi Erik, Ok, i tried what u said. Downloaded AutoClave and ran it. Did 1 pass since i tot that's enough. Reinstalled xp (NTFS). Later, resized it using PQMagic, having Fat32 and ext2. Booted into Mandrake setup.....and!!!! Got the same problem!!! I feel it's not the harddisk then. Bios perhaps? I also downloaded the clean up program from fujitsu(my harddisk manufacturer). Ran it and did the same thing, got the same problem. If this goes on i'm going to sue Toshiba. ;)
Sean > > From: Erik Farnsworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu 28/11/2002 1:36 PM GMT+08:00 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] M8.2 with WinXP > > If you are going to use fdisk, ONLY use it if you are going to install > XP on a Fat32 partition. NTFS and fdisk don't play together very well. > I've had to fix more installs of Win2000 and XP because a customer > decided to do it themselves and fdisked. The WinOs installed, but > refused to correctly convert to NTFS...and were very unstable. > > The easiest way to do this is totally clear the disk. I normally use a > program called AutoClave 0.3 .. free program on the internet, boots from > floppy, can be written to a floppy in windows or linux...is a minix > version of linux and you have a 5 level choice from 1 to 25 passes to > zero the disk or sterilize it. > > Once the disk is totally 00 , then M$ XP will think it's a brand new > drive and ask to partition/format... and then continue to install. Once > you have XP installed, use a trial version of Partition Magic or one of > the other partitioning tools that work with XP (NTFS) and resize the > partition, leaving room for the Fat32 partition and the linux > partition. Create the Fat32 partition and then write it all to disk. > Boot into XP to make sure it all works. > > >From there, you should be able to 'restart' and boot the mdk CD1 and > load the OS without interference from XP. Mandrake setup should see the > NTFS and Fat32 partitions (don't let it do anything to them--use expert > mode) and it will see the 'blank' space after those partitions. Because > the drive was put in a 00 state, XP will have written the mbr correctly > and it should no longer be a problem for mdk. > > HTH. > Erik > > > > On Wed, 2002-11-27 at 21:58, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > thanks stephen, but i still got the same problem. > > i believe there is something wrong with my mbr coz mandrake can't read the >partition table. I don't know much about this thing but i'm willing to do it. I read >that windows will somehow leave itself on a certain part of the harddisk even if you >format the drive. Well, i downloaded the program to zero the harddisk here. > > It says this" > > "This procedure performs a pseudo-formatting to the drive. It erases all of your >previous data and reinitializes it to "00" pattern. By performing this task, you will >be able to erase the whole user area including your Master Boot Record, Partition >Table, FAT (File Allocation Table), and all the files and data it refers to. Use this >program if you want to be sure your drive is clean." > > > > So my question is, after running this program, can i easily boot up my pc >properly? as in, i load in my win98 setup disk? Or will it not load at all and i have >to fill up some other parameters? > > > > Sean > > > > > > ---- > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > -- > Erik > > Linux User 288105 @ http://counter.li.org > ========================================= > > Bill who? ... Micro what? > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > >
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