🚀 go-pugleaf

Hi Mathew,

Matthew wrote:
> 
> I installed WinNT 4.0 on my machine and now when linux trys to boot it
> doesn't recognise the NTFS and has a kernel panic.
> I have tried using the boot disks to unmount the NT drive but it still
> has the kernel panic when loading the boot disks.
> 
> Can anyone help me??? please!!

I had the same problem when I installed NT 3.51 workstation. The NT 
install process does alter your boot partition on the /dev/hda drive.

You may also be in the position (as was I) where the disk administrator 
does not recognise the Linux partition and will promptly allow you to 
overwrite it. If you used the disk administrator to create the NTFS 
partition this could likely be your problem.

You may have to reinstall Linux. You should be able to boot off your 
install disks.

What I had to do to create an NTFS partition was to create the partition 
using the Linux fdisk and change its type to OS/2 HPFS. The disk 
administrator will recognise this and then you can format that partition 
with NTFS and everybody is happy.

The problem with the boot I have not managed to work out just yet but I 
will let you know.

Cheers and good luck
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