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Hi all,
I had tried several times to install FC1 using the
graphical interface, but it kept on crashing after a few screens.
So, I decided to try the 'linux text' boot
command, which was OK until I started to setup the linux partitions using
the Disk Druid.
Here is the setup:
I have two HDDs, the first HDD (HDD1) with Windows
ME (primary partition) and a split extended partition.
The second HDD (HDD2) has /boot, SWAP, /, (all
primary) and a slip extended partition with /home, and other
partitions in it.
These were all setup using PowerQuest Partition
Magic 8 (PM8).
When I manually partitioned the Linux partitions on
HDD2 and installed GRUB in the MBR of HDD1, I had noticed that Disk Druid and Partition Magic 8 have a big incompatibility problem -
it corrupted one of my partitions in the extended partition on
HDD1.
When I went back into windows, PM8 showed HDD1 as
one big BAD yellow partition.
Anyway, in the end I had to delete and recreate the
corrupt partition, BUT, I'm a bit worried about attempting to re-install
FC1.
I would like to know:
Has anybody had a similar experience at all
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And is there a way around this problem ?
Is this a known problem in general with FC1 and
PM8 ? I would appreciate all the help !
Kind regards,
Jules |
