Hi, Can we assume that you did not install win2k completely. I had that same problem and I fixed it by making sure that win2k was completely installed(including the NTLDR loader for win2k. Make sure you can boot both your win98 and win2k OSes before starting the instalation for RHOS. I'm quite sure this is your problem so check it out. If it is not I suggest you boot to DOS run fdisk and delete the partion table, reboot and make a new DOS partition on the first sector of your hard disk. Try to install redhat first using custom leaving the first partition or partitions as a dos32bit partition. After installing RedHat then install win98 and win2k which will override the lilo if it was on the MBR. To get into your linux partition you must have your bootdisk ready. Boot with bootdisk and edit your /etc/lilo.conf file add your win98 and win2k partitions to the file for bootup and run the command lilo. I hope this solves your problem
/Osaz. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Basant Kukreja" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 8:04 PM Subject: Maxtor 40 GB hard disk + Unable to read partition table > Hi, > I have recently purchased 40GB hard Maxtor IDE hard disk. > I have installed Win98 and Win2k already. I left three partitions > for linux (/boot, swap and / file systems) in first 3 GB of hard > disk so I can boot linux through LILO. > > I tried to install Red hat 7.1 on my machine thorugh Redhat CD. > At the time of installation it is unable to read the hard disk. > It says : "Unable to read Partition table". > > For partitioning I have used Win98 based fdisk. To specify the > Linux type file systems I had used Ranish Partition Manager. > Currently my system is working well with Windows 98 and Win2k. > I want to install Linux on it. > > Do I need some driver or Do I need to use Maxtor provided software > to Partition the hard disk. > > Note : I had installed Linux on my old hard disk 13 GB and made it > dual boot so I know how to make it dual boot. > > I would appreciate any response. > > Regards, > Basant > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-devel-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-devel-list > _______________________________________________ Redhat-devel-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-devel-list
