I think i know what the problem is. I have seen this before . You see, when
you do a linux only install, Linux gets installed on more than 1 primary
partition. Let me explain. Normally , given a chance, the swap partition is
on a PRIMARY partition.Now, dos FDISK chokes on a partition table which has
more than 1 primary partition. The situation has gone from bad to worse
recently. Win98SE is the worst . FDISK in recent versions, Simply ignores
non-dos partitions and DOES NOT even show them in a partition list. ( you
CANNOT delete them from dos fdisk in win98SE/Win98) THIS is why, win98 can
overwrite Linux if you install it later, though it does not always happen ,
due to several caveats.Since Linux takes up around 2 primary partitions at
least, This problem persists. The only way to get around this is to use a
NON-DOS fdisk to partition your Disk.Remember, all M$ OSes require a Primary
partition to be marked Active , with at least fat16 before they will boot.
So create a primary Dos partition using linux fdisk - NOT disk druid as i
consider it another brain dead invention more at home in a M$/Mac world and
install win9x there. However, The one guaranteed problem here is that win9x
Will overwrite your MBR, and Lilo in the bargain and so , keep Loadlin
handy.
shanker
----- Original Message -----
From: Indranil Das Gupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 5:12 PM
Subject: Re: [ilug-cal] REDHAT LINUX 6.1 PROBLEM
> Hi Dibyendu,
>
> > From: DIBYENDU DEY <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> <snip>
> > but even after all my efforts I could not remove my pertitions ,
>
> Please elaborate on what you mean by "all my efforts"....what all have you
tried out till now??? I need to know what
> all have failed before I can suggest what may work...
>
> One word of caution --> if you are trying to install W98 in a machine
which already has Linux installed there is a
> chance of W98 removing the Linux partition without your consent.... have
seen that happening a number of times
> (although I don't know how it is like with Windows 98 SE).
>
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> When you are putting a query on to a list, it is not exactly considered
polite if you put the question to one
> particular person -- as then the purpose of list where all can contribute
to build a common knowledgebase is lost. In
> our case, there are other people on this list IMO, who are lot more
technically capable than I am, and they do answer a
> lot of the queries. And anyway there is no particular reason to single me
out for the question in this particular
> instance (had it been so it would have been okay). Please try to keep this
in mind when you are posting your questions.
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> Cheers,
> --Indra.
>
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