nomad creaktop wrote:
> Ok, I finally made it...
>
> thanx everyone for the help... I used linux fdisk on the
> Lnx-Mdk 7.2 install disk, in rescue mode, it's amazing how
> much more powerful it is than DOS fdisk, wow...
> Here's what i did: linux fdisk said that the partition with
> windows on it was an extended linux partition. i wanted to
> just rename it to a windows partition, but it said that i
> would have to delete it first. So i deleted it and made a
> new windows parition on the space that had been labeled
> with linux extended partition. I then saved, and rebooted,
> but the computer just stopped, no prompt, nothing. So i
> rebooted with my windows bootdisk and used DOS fdisk to
> look at the partitions, it said that there was one non-DOS
> partition and one DOS partition. I then used my norton
> basic rescue boot disc, which restored, i think it was my,
> bootsector. Then i booted normally and everything is just
> dandy.
>
> Thanx again, to all of those who helped me, i really
> appreciate it, before posting to this list i was close to
> despair and considered just formatting the drive...
>
> bye...
>
> creaktop
>
[snip]
creaktop....that's a nice success story. Here's hoping that
your next Linux install will be less eventful. :-)
--
Alan
