I ran into trouble while trying to install Linux. I was wondering if
anyone can give some advice on how to recover from it. The following
is a description of the problem:
I used fdisk to partition my only harddrive. Thereafter I proceeded to
install Linux on the newly created partition. When I reached the point
on creating the Linux partitions this is what I saw.
Dev. Boot Begin Start End Blocks Id System
/tmp/hda1 * 1 1 616
2483680+ b Unknown
/tmp/hda2 617 617 786
685440 b Unknown
In order to make sure that I did nothing to my dos partition (Windows
95) I used the "d" option (delete) in fdisk to get rid off hda1. I
feel that this is the mistake I made. Thereafter I repartitioned hda2
for all the appropriate partions (root,swap,home etc.) for Linux and
the installation went fine. At the end of it I am using LILO as my
booting utility which I installed in the Master boot record.
After completing my installation when I reboot LILO staright away
takes me to LINUX
and I don't know how to boot to Windows95. In fact if I use a DOS
bootable floppy I get to A: but it no longer recognizes my hard drive
(i.e. when I do dir C:, it says drive not found)
Have I made a mistake beyond repair? I found in the documentation for
fips that I might still be able to run Linux's fdisk (by booting from
the Linux boot floppy) and restore the partition (hda1). I tried this
and was able to create hda1 with the "n" option of fdisk. I changed
the system type and boot indicator (*) as shown above to make sure
that it looks the same as when it did the first time. But I did not
have the confidence of saving the output fdisk and came out of it. Do
you think I should proceed in this manner?
Please let me know your opinion. I am very hopeful on your feedback.
Thanks.
Jayanta Guin
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