OK - we are into trial and error territory! I've had some success with this approach when all else fails:
- boot the mandrake install CD - take it as far as the partitioning - tell diskdrake to delete all partitions - create some FAT32 partitions for later use with XP plus the required linux paritions - either complete the linux install, then install XP, then boot the install CD again and rewrite the boot loader, or exit the install, do XP and come back to mandrake later. XP will install on partitions created by diskdrake (reformat them during the XP install though). This may work around your problem, but I don't pretend to understand what's going on. HTH Brian On Tue, 2002-11-26 at 21:40, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi Brian, > I partitioned into 2 partitions using XP for XP and left the 3rd partition >unnamed.(which is for mandrake). I tried formatting the first 2 partitions with NTFS >and FAT32. Still got the same problem when Mandrake setup couldn't seem to detect it >properly and gave me those error messages. > That's all i guess. > > Sean > > > > > The replies I've seen to this so far seem to have ignored the "unknown partition > > table format" message. This would be a cause of concern to me. Sean, can you > > tell us how you did the original partitioning? Did you start with a raw disk and > > use XP to partition during the install, or did you use another tool, like > > Partition Magic? > > > > If you don't mind reinstalling your XP system, I would suggest the following: > > > > - boot the XP install disk > > - use the XP installer to delete all partitions > > - create your 1st partition on which XP is to be installed using either > > FAT32 or NTFS (I would choose FAT32 unless you feel the need for the > > "extra security" > > - create your 2nd partition as FAT32 so you can share data with linux > > - leave the rest of the disk unpartitioned and do the XP install > > - then install Mandrake, letting it handle it's partitioning > > > > HTH > > Brian > > > > > > > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Brian Parish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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