Dear Sir,
Unfortunately, I goofed up my system badly and thus, Linux is not running
(I basically tried to reformat and stuff..). However, I can reinstall Linux
without any problem. Do you suggest I reinstall linux, use cfdisk to delete
all partitions and lilo -u? Will that completely get rid of my problem? Cos
I want to follow ur advice definitely, that is Win98 then Linux. But Win98
refuses to install, on a (supposedly) 8 MB drive!
Thanking you,
Best regards,
Amit
PS: I am trying to install Win98 in the very first partition and so, there
is no problem in that area.
----- Original Message -----
From: Shridhar Daithankar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 12:04
Subject: Re: [LIH] Linux repartitioning-cum-Windows
>
> Hi
>
> "Amit N. Gandhi" wrote:
>
> > Hello everyone!
> >
> > However, I didn't update
> > any of the references on the swap space and thus, Linux refused to load.
I
> > then re-ran Linux setup, ran fdisk in it and made two partitions in the
> > first disk: 2 GB (Win95 FAT 32) and 2.2 GB (Linux native). I did the
similar
> > thing in the second HDD: 64 MB (Linux swap) and the rest as Linux
native. I
> > then rebooted without installing RHL.
> >
>
> Did you update lilo after you change all this partition funda?
>
>
> > However, when I tried to install Win98 from the CD, it gave an error
that a
> > disk-compression program has been installed and so, it can't be
installed.
> > Thus, I ran fdisk from the Win98 CD, but it showed the two drives as
having
> > capacity of only 8 MB and 10 MB resp.! I removed all partitions, re-made
> > them and formatted the disks, but to no avail. However, RHL makes and
shows
> > the partitions properly when I try to install. I installed RHL once
more,
> > with the 2 GB partition as Windows FAT 32.
>
> IIRC, Windows doe snot install on a second partition. Is that the case?
>
> If anything does not work, I hope you have linux running. Run cfdisk to
remove
> all partitions and then run 'lilo -U' to uninstall lilo. Then reinstall
> everything.
>
> Remeber the rule of OS install. Dumbest first. First 98 and then linux.
>
> HTH
>
> Bye
> Shridhar
>
>
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