I dont know how you can get to linux if you didn't make a boot disk, but I
can tell you how to get back windows. Linux installs the bootloader in the
MBR so you just have to rewrite it to get your windows back. But it wont fix
your d:\ drive and e:\ is gone until you can either fix linux or get it off.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Dryburgh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 5:13 PM
Subject: [newbie] Booting to Linux
I have "installed" Linux Mandrake from PCPlus (UK) October magazine disk.
I'm more than certain that I followed the instructions to a tee (there
weren't many options).
I used partition E (5Gb) of my previously partitioned 10Gb HDD to locate
Linux.
Windows OS is on C (2.5Gb) and my data is on D(2.5Gb).
Now, I can't access partition D, though I see that this is a problem
encountered and tackled before (it's in the webpage's FAQs)........but I
can't boot Mandrake to get it back. There's nothing in my root C directory
to give me the option of booting to either Linux or Windows. Is there
something I can download ? Are there additional settings to change in BIOS ?
I can't access Linux directories or partitions from DOS (or windows)
either - is this correct ?
Yep - I'm a complete Linux novice and have been a little bit quick to jump
in!
Please help - I need to access the data on D:\ quickly !
