[aclug-L] Re: Help with Windows paritition.

["Bob Bonifield" <augur@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Do I need to use any specific kind of flags while using mkdosfs?  I tried
mkdosfs /dev/hdc1 and it didn't report any errors.  But when I tried to
restart and go into my windows partition I got at the LILO prompt, "error
0x01".  Any ideas?  And yes, I did set the paritition to bootable.  And yes,
I did make sure lilo was setup right.

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Bob Bonifield
augur@xxxxxxxxxxx
ICQ: 1584053
AOL IMer: augurBot


----- Original Message -----
From: "gLaNDix" <kaufmjes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 1999 11:24 AM
Subject: [aclug-L] Re: Help with Windows paritition.


> to make a drive boot-able, use fdisk or cfdisk...  there, you can delete /
> modify / add partitions... just make your windoze partition bootable (by
> selecting "bootable" in cfdisk or the equiv)...  to format a DOS
> partition... just use mkdosfs (while logged in as root)...
>
> maybe this helps more?
> jesse
>
> "If we don't stand up to Micro$oft, who will?"
>      - The Boycott Micro$oft Web Page
>
> http://www.boycott-ms.org/
>
> On Sun, 21 Nov 1999, Bob Bonifield wrote:
>
> > My problem isn't so much in LILO.  I need to know how to reformat a
drive so
> > it is bootable.  I have reason to believe that it somehow got corrupt
and I
> > need to know how to just erase that drive and start over with
reinstalling
> > windows on it.  LILO isn't the main issue.  Thx
> >
> > -----
> > Bob Bonifield
> > augur@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > ICQ: 1584053
> > AOL IMer: augurBot
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michael Holmes" <maholmes@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, November 21, 1999 5:07 PM
> > Subject: [aclug-L] Re: Help with Windows paritition.
> >
> >
> > > If you are running red hat, go to the system configeration under left
> > > click(x window menu) ,--> system, --> configeration.  scroll down to
LILO,
> > > then click the + sign.  Then chose " Linux and other OS."  There, if
you
> > > remember which drive you were using hdb or hdc or hdd, and which
number
> > you
> > > were using(hdb1 or hdc2 or what ever you used as the windows boot
sector.
> > > If you advertenly removed it, it might still show up on the
selections.  I
> > > do not know how to access LILO under debian, as I am still trying to
learn
> > > debian.  But, Red Hat is fairly simple. It is made for dummies like
me!!
> > :-)
> > >
> > > augur wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hey all.  I was wondering if I could get a few pointers on how to
> > > > reconfigure a windows partition.  I am in linux here as a the
primary
> > > > boot device.  I also have another HD in here that has windows on it.
> > > > I have been duel booting for a long time with this combination and
about
> > > > two monthes ago it all of a sudden stopped wanting to boot from the
> > > > windows drive.  I was wondering if someone could give me a quick run
> > > > through of how to resetup this boot sequence along with how to
format
> > > > the drive in linux so that I can boot onto it and reinstall windows.
> > > > There is really nothing important on that drive that I want to keep.
> > > > Any and all help would be appreciated.  Thanks a ton all.
> > > >
> > > > ---
> > > > Bob Bonifield
> > > > augur@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > "The term 'nothing' is endless, the term 'everything' is just a
void."
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>