I recall experiencing a similar problem when installing RH last...
that's why I'm now using Mandrake!!  :^)   Sorry, that doesn't help your
current problem one bit.

can you run fdisk, and set the active partition?

Alternately, go for the 5th install, and create a boot floppy so at
least you'll be able to boot the machine.  With the stability of Linux,
you shouldn't have to boot too often!  :^)

Sorry I can't be of much more help than that... I haven't run into too
many problems!

N



Todd wrote:
> 
> > Forgive me for what may be a dumb-arse question/reply Todd, but I don't
> > know your experience level.
> 
> My experience level is that I can set up NAT, DHCP, DNS, etc., once I get
> Linux installed .. but I've never experienced any problems with an install
> before. So, in that area, I am sorely lacking.
> 
> > When you set all the partitions up, did you make a partition active so
> > that you can boot from it?
> 
> I used Disk Druid to set the partitions, but I didn't see an option to set
> any of them as active.
> 
> > Can you boot from a diskette (did you create one when you installed?)
> 
> I can only "boot" from the diskette that conatins the installation boot
> image.  I didn't elect to create the boot disk/repair disk. :(
> 
> Todd
> 
> >
> > N
> >
> > Todd wrote:
> > >
> > > OK .. I'm trying to install RedHat on a box.  I go through the whole
> custom
> > > setup, setting the partitions manually, etc.  After I go through the
> entire
> > > installation process, with no problems, and reboot, I get an error
> stating
> > > that there is no active partition on the HDD that I am trying to boot
> from!!
> > > WTF?  I completely partitioned and formatted the thing 4 times now.
> This
> > > HDD ran Linux before with no worries.  What am I missing?
> > >
> > > Todd
> > >
> >
> 
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