I (deliberately) didn't set up a /boot partition. I boot to Win98 by
default, which brings up a menu in config.sys to boot the linux kernel
via loadlin.exe. I will set up a /boot part when next I can reformat and
reinstall Win98. I might have to postpone linux troubleshooting until
then, and solve
I had a similar problem with Win98 - the only way I could fix it was to run
the linux fdisk and force it to write to the partition table (by changing my
boot partition size by 1M [down - NOT up!]). Until then, it refused to load
LILO into the MBR. Since my boot partition is nothing but /boot, it d
I don't think that any of us has a clue what might be causing it.
Might be helpful to know the type of HD; some HDs are on bad terms with
586 code because they were out of spec before and now the code is fast
enough to notice.
On Mon, 03 Apr 2000, you wrote:
| Did I post to the wrong list? Did
Saw your post, Tim. I'm still trying to reproduce the error.
Perhaps you could post output of
# dmesg
# cat /etc/fstab
Civileme
Tim Hammerquist wrote:
>
> Did I post to the wrong list? Did I miss an obvious FAQ? My problem
> seems to be Mandrake 7-specific, and v7 FAQ isn't incomplete.
>
Did I post to the wrong list? Did I miss an obvious FAQ? My problem
seems to be Mandrake 7-specific, and v7 FAQ isn't incomplete.
Maybe my question's just too puerile, but if someone could at least
point me in the right direction?
thanks,
-Tim
Tim Hammerquist wrote:
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> First, I apologize if
First, I apologize if this mail reaches the wrong box. The welcome message for
the list ended abruptly without giving info on submitting... =)
Here's my scenario:
Running Win98SE on bottom 10GB of 20GB hard drive.
Installed Mandrake 6.1 on upper 10GB last December. Worked beautifully. =)
Bought