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sporkme:

quote:Originally posted by VoidMain:
Use Linux "fdisk", it recognizes like 100 partition types. M$ FDISK only recognizes like 3.
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ms fdisk can see linux partitions but cannot handle many of them, software scsi for instance, and extended drives.  is sees them as a dos extended drive with no logical drives and craps out there

i just clocked windows 98 install vs. linux install.  to desktop:

windows: 33 min, 12 sec
red hat: 4 min, 8 sec

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voidmain:
MS FDISK is brain dead. Sure it can see there is a partition but it has no clue what it is. It only knows about M$s little world. Linux fdisk is 100 times more useful than M$ FDISK.

Master of Reality:

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that didnt work, it says some thing like: invalid executable, and then goes back to GRUB.

voidmain:

quote:Originally posted by Master of Reality:

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that didnt work, it says some thing like: invalid executable, and then goes back to GRUB.[/b]
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Did you try taking the chainloader line out and try it? You could always put the Debian kernel on your RedHat /boot partition and boot it that way as I first suggested. The other option is to use a boot disk for one or the other but I assume you don't want to do that (I wouldn't). It is however a sure fire way to boot both until you get the boot loader on the hard drive working properly.

Master of Reality:

quote:originaly posted by VoidMain:
Did you try taking the chainloader line out and try it? You could always put the Debian kernel on your RedHat /boot partition and boot it that way as I first suggested. The other option is to use a boot disk for one or the other but I assume you don't want to do that (I wouldn't). It is however a sure fire way to boot both until you get the boot loader on the hard drive working properly.
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i tried taking the "chainloder +1" out, but then GRUB wouldnt do anything when i pressed Debian.

I can get into Debian fine using a boot disk, for now.
[ May 02, 2002: Message edited by: Master of Reality ]

[ May 02, 2002: Message edited by: Master of Reality ]

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