Fix for the XP dual boot problem
Gene C.
czar at czarc.net
Wed May 19 12:54:48 UTC 2004
OK, the process which was posted to the mailing list may work to fix things
when they get screwed up. However, I have used a different approach which
works for me ... don't let things get screwed up.
When I install Fedora (and this has also happened with RHL at some times) and
the installer gripes that the partition table has errors, it is usually the
case that the disk was partitioned with LBA (and fdisk). The system I have
does not use XP but does have Win2k installed. When the problem occurs, I
boot the Fedora installer and specify the LBA values ... for example, I used:
linux hda=7476,255,63
when I installed FC2. This system has Maxtor 60GB disks and these are the LBA
values. When I do this, FC2 install uses the LBA values I specified. After
installation, I can boot Win2k or any of the FC1 or FC2 systems I have
installed.
Your milage may vary but this works for me.
--
Gene
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