Re: Mandrake 9.1 - Newbie

[Jason]

AFAIK, it (XP) uses the same bootloader but modified from Win2K. LILO 
has been updated whereas you used to have to manually edit it to get it 
play with XP. Nowadays, it usually just works. I also installed 9.1 over 
Win2K without issue with LILO as boot loader, so I know that works. As 
Robert said, try the win98 boot disk thingy and then if it fails, 
ring/email one of us and we can likely come out and help you. I am 
shifting this weekend but could try and squeeze in a visit if an emergency.

Cheers

Jason

Peter van Hout wrote:

The problem is I'm a bit over confident and my family do not have the
confidence in me!!!! I will 'play' with it for a little longer....after
all it is a long weekend!!!!
I am in Christchurch, I live in Sumner.  My main employment is not in
computers but they hold a love/hate relationship with me.
peter

-----Original Message-----
From: Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, 30 May 2003 9:23 a.m.
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Mandrake 9.1 - Newbie

Don't worry, I think that XP uses the same sort of boot loader as NT and
W2k
so those instructions should work. (Can anyone confirm this?)
Here is another helpful site
http://www.littlewhitedog.com/reviews_other_00011.asp
If you are in Christchurch I could probably even come and help you if
you
are not confident.
Regards, Robert

-----Original Message-----
From: 	Peter van Hout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent:	Friday, 30 May 2003 9:13 a.m.
To:	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:	RE: Mandrake 9.1 - Newbie

Everything went ok for me when loading Mandrake. It detected all my
stuff fine and I had a connection to the net setup quickly but when the
family wanted to use XP...well....all hell broke out!!!
Peter

-----Original Message-----
From: Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, 30 May 2003 9:07 a.m.
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Mandrake 9.1 - Newbie

Once I understood what I was doing it only took about 10 minutes - and
most
of that was rebooting time.
Regards, Robert

-----Original Message-----
From: 	Peter van Hout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent:	Friday, 30 May 2003 9:01 a.m.
To:	[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:	RE: Mandrake 9.1 - Newbie

Thanks Rob.

Busy weekend ahead I think.

Peter

-----Original Message-----
From: Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Friday, 30 May 2003 8:51 a.m.
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Mandrake 9.1 - Newbie

These sites helped me:-

http://jaeger.morpheus.net/linux/ntldr.php

http://classes.csumb.edu/CST/CST434-01/world/DualBoot.html

I think that if you make the "mistake" of installing your Linux boot
loader
on the MBR then you have to get rid of it by using a Win98 boot disk and
"a:\fdisk /mbr" so that it will then boot into Windows again.
Regards, Robert

-----Original Message-----
From: 	Undertoad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent:	Thursday, 29 May 2003 11:04 p.m.
To:	Peter van Hout
Cc:	[EMAIL PROTECTED]; Canterbury Linux Users Group
Subject:	Re: Mandrake 9.1 - Newbie

By default, I think Mandrake uses Lillo.  Can you boot into linux 
without a problem? If lillo is calling the winxp boot loader properly, 
then you just need to put the correct information in the winxp boot 
loader.  What is your loader configuration?  We'll probably need to 
know what your partition table looks like too.  What happens if you let 
it boot into "last know good configuration"?

kipper

On 2003.05.29 09:52, Peter van Hout wrote:
 

I did copy the hidden files,etc over but left all the data on the
second
drive so the orgianl config file should have still been in the same
place but I will check tonight.  I think I'm using grub.
peter