Eunice and Neil, Thanks for the reply.
However, I can't do so for now coz my Linux boot disk does not work. I
created it during installation but it just gives me error: 0X10. I tried
viewing the disk contents in Linux it refuses to read but I can read other
disks.
any ideas?
edison
>From: Eunice Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [newbie] Help!!
>Date: Tue, 30 May 2000 07:23:40 -0700
>
>Edison Gica wrote:
> >
> > I need help guys!
> >
> > I installed LM 7.0 in my 2nd HD under the 'Recommended' The first thing
>that
> > came up in setup filesystems was:
> >
> > "I can't read your partition table, it's too corrupted for me. I'll try
>to
> > go on blanking bad partitions bad magic numbers"
> >
> > Note that I installed the new 2nd HD neither partitioned nor formatted
>by
> > either Windows or Linux.
> >
> > I clicked 'Cancel' and it went immediately to the setting up of
>partitions
> > so I selected 'hdb'and 'auto allocate'.
> >
> > I also selected to create a boot disk.
> >
> > And...Charles LM installed LILO on my Windows disk! There was no option
> > after the create boot disk it jumped directly to Configure X! Boy..I did
>not
> > want that to happen!
> >
> > After installing, it rebooted the computer and LILO came up :( so I
>entered
> > to go to Linux. The Console mode login session came up but the screen
>would
> > go on and off, what's wrong?
> >
> > I also tried to boot using the created 'boot disk' and an error came,
> > error 0X10.
> >
> > Would sincerely appreciate any help guys.
> >
> > Is it possible to remove the LILO from my Windows disk and setup Linux
>to
> > just boot from the 'boot disk'?
> >
> > edison
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>As to your last question:
>if you havs a dos ( or windows) boot disk then you can remove LILO by
>typing :
> fdisk /mbr at the 'A:\' prompt.
>
>Eunice Thompson
>
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