Thank you Civileme ! I did get my machine to boot Linux...not from the HDD but after booting it from the Linux bootdisk and typing Linux at the prompt. This then loads the Linux OS from the hard disk. But, I am still unable to boot directly from the HDD , what might be reason ? Also why cant I get an option to boot either from my earlier OS (Win ME) or Linux. Any suggestions. Thank you and regards, Amit Datar At 09:53 PM 8/15/2001 -0400, civileme wrote: >On Wednesday 15 August 2001 15:23, Amit Datar wrote: > > Hi, > > I recently installed Mandrake-Linux 8.0 on my Windows ME machine. > > I have 2 Hard disks. Both were formatted by Win ME. I installed Linux > > on the 2nd hard disk using the boot floppy and CD. I used recommended > > setup option to do this. > > After finishing installation it asked me to reboot my machine and when > > I did > > that, the screen was filled with streaming "01 01 01...." endlessly. I cant > > even > > go back to my windows now. I tried changing the boot seq from setup (during > > reboot) > > , but somehow it still puts out the endless string of 010101. > > I dont know how to salvage my machine. I at least would like to get my > > C drive with > > Win ME to boot and then I can reinstall Linux 8.0. If I cant get my C > > drive, then > > I will loose all my data. > > Pls, any help/pointers is appreciated. Thank you all in advance. > > > > -regards, > > Amit > >Take it easy. > >your BIOS and the system disagree about disk geometry. > >Let's try this first. > >Boot from the install CD, no floppy > >hit F1 and type "expert" (without the quotes) and then hit the enter key > >Proceed with normal install. Let linux resize the ME partition on the >second drive and select >auto-allocate for the partition space you open up > >After install completes you should have a normal dual-boot system. > >We were unable to test all the permutations of Lnx4Win with windows ME >before release last time, >and it appears some of them don't work. > >If this recommended course does not work, get a Win98 (not ME) boot floppy >and boot >to the a:\> prompt then type "fdisk /mbr" without the quotes and your >windows will again be >accessible. > >Civileme
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