Enbor . escreveu: >> If i understand correctly, "root (hd0,5)" is because it is in an >> extended partition. No DOS can boot from extended partitions. > Yes, is a logical/extended partition, but I've read that it's possible > to boot from there using Grub, maybe that's no true?
I have never seen it done, nither DOS or Windows up to 98 ;-) >> I recomend that you use GPARTED and move it to a primary partition. > It's no so easy, I have 3 primary partitions and one logical with two > extended, so it would by hard to fix it... Can't your other partitions be moved to extended partitions? Apart from the very annoying Linux problem of reconfiguring all your partitions? > I've just found this, from Grub's manual: > Command: makeactive > Set the active partition on the root disk to GRUB's root device. This > command is limited to primary PC partitions on a hard disk. > So it has no sense to use that option. The "active" atribute is only defined for primary partitions... Alain ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
