I have a old machine PII-350 with a Maxtor Easy Bios, BIOS emulator, when I installed FC1, I booted the install disk after the BIOS emulator and everything went OK. does easy bios is a good ''firewall'' to avoid the problem or I still need to apply the solution in http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2004-May/msg00908.html ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Kosin" <jkosin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "For users of Fedora Core releases" <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 12:42 PM Subject: Re: Dual Boot problem > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Tonamiben wrote: > > | I did not install FC2 now, I ordered the CD set and wait a bit before > | install to see the pop up of any major problem in the list. > | My concern is the dual boot problem now. > | > | My question is: > | Is the dual boot problem Windows/FC2 only apply to fresh install, or both > | fresh or upgrade installation may have the problem ? > | > | Should I apply the solution in > | http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/2004-May/msg00908.html in > | any case ? > | > | > Only if you are having problems with Windows not booting. > > It appears to be limited to older machines and may ultimately be a BIOS > issue. I've seen a similar issue when I updated my BIOS one time.... > All of a sudden, the HD was detecting larger than with the older BIOS > and my Windows installation would not boot. > > My update was for a DTK motherboard that I was updating to support the > Intel Pentium Pro CPU upgrade. The manufacturer made a custom BIOS for > me to support this. > > James Kosin > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (MingW32) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFAtMjwc7lFLjBWKW0RAhp/AKCcCUF1IAiMZJ/NJFviqSt5jMGQTACfd/Au > gWGV5AqxO+HQUXC5DWPAHv0= > =XyQY > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
