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Sv: unbootable partition

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From: TMN
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 12:17
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Try and boot from your linux cd.

Click yes when you are asked for installation. Follow the steps till you
come to the partition program called "Disc Druid". Here you are able to
remove the partitions and when this is done - run fdisk again.

Best regards

Thomas

George <gleckey@mmcable.com> skrev i en
nyhedsmeddelelse:BvZp5.14629$H5.116621@typhoon.kc.rr.com...
> I have hosed the installation a couple of times over.  1st install went
like
> this:  partition magic went ok, up to the choosing a partintion size. At
> that point I got the 1024 cylinders your sys may not boot etc message.
And
> of course this is what happened. Sop I deleted the partition, but guess
> what, the partitiion is still there, hidden.
> fdisk/status shows the full 16 gig hd as the physical drive, but only 13
gig
> is alllotted to the c drive, which was 16 prior to installation.  How can
> get the linux partitions off my hd, so I can start over. And then, how do
I
> manage to get the partition below 1024 cylinders? I tried reducing the
size
> to 1 gig and still got the message.  Windows 98 is the os on the hd.
>
> george
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