On Thu, 2004-06-03 at 21:02, HD wrote: > I am planning to upgrade to FC2 soon and am trying to get myself > prepared... > > After reading all about this, I have a couple questions. The problem > seems mostly to effect Win XP... Can it also occur with Win ME or Win > 98 dual boot? Also, I see that it is a problem during the > *installation* of FC2 does this mean *upgrades* from FC1 to FC2 as well? > > Thanks > I believe that it happens in any windows version. Considering that it likes to check the CHS geometry , even when using LBA , you're doomed.. The best solution: get your geometry now and use it when booting the core 2 cds (like "linux hda=C,H,S"). I've been biten by this bug when installing core 2 (and core 2 test 3) on existing partitions (where core 2 test 2 was installed or where core 1 was installed). I didnt choose the "upgrade" option in anaconda , so I'm not sure it's related , but when I last installed using the "linux hda=geometry" above , I ended with a working system... -- Pedro Macedo
