> -----Original Message----- > From: milim1 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 5:43 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrake 8 Installation Fail - lilo > > > How do I check if they are installed. I guess they are in the > BIOS, right ? > because > my whole HD is reformatted during the installation. > > regards > michael > > > > > Charles A Edwards wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of milim1 > > > Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 4:05 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 8 Installation Fail - lilo > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > When I installed Mandrake 8 onto my PII machine, I have > > > encountered the following > > > problem when Mandrake is installing the bootloader: > > > > > > Installation of bootloader failed. The following error occured: > > > Device 0x1600: Invalid partition table, 3rd entry > > > 3D address: 63/254/1022(16434494) > > > Linear address: 1/0/2500(40965750) > > > > > > > > > I have tried several different way to partition my HD and > > > they have all failed, > > > anyone > > > have any idea? > > > > > > sorry MARNE, I have to ask it openly. I don't have a new > > > machine to play :-) > > > > > > regards > > > michael lim > > > > > > > > > > Is EZ-Bios, Easy Drive or one of its clones installed on > your system. > > > > Charles > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- As hds became larger they exceeded the size which the older BIOS could support, this limit effect nearly all pre 1996 BIOS. To overcome this limitation hd manufactures began including EZ-Bios/Easy Drive in their included formatting disk pkg. Not to go into tech details but this would write to the first sector of the hd prior to even the MBR fooling the BIOS and allowing Windows to see and make use the entire drive. I mention Windows because that was the OS it was intended to support. Linux will nativly see the drive and needs no instruction from the BIOS. If you have EZ installed no matter how or how many times you format the drive it will not be removed. If you have the boot floppy that came with your hd boot from it and in the advanced options you can remove EZ. If you do not have the floppy you can download it from your hds manu site. IBM is Disk Manager, Maxtor is MaxBlast, etc. You have since said that you were able to install 7.2 then EZ may not be your problem. Is this a dual boot system or single OS? If it is a single OS try booting with a Win98 Start-up disk and running fdsk /MBR in the event that some garbage has been left there. If nothing else I have at least given you something you can try. Charles (-: Forever never goes beyond tomorrow.
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