On Wednesday, August 31, 2005 3:45 PM, Michael Wiktowy wrote: > >So somehow w2k is getting seriously confused on my system ... >turning on /bootlog and /sos in w2k boot.ini and removing >/fastdetect was not illuminating. I took dd snapshots at each >step with Knoppix. Does anyone know of a good hexeditor that I >could view them in or ideally compare two binary files? My >next step is to experiment with hidden partition types. If >that works I will file an RFE against anaconda to write more >failsafe grub rules by hiding the linux partitions. >Preliminary experiments would indicate that changing the >partition to a hidden type doesn't help. I am not sure if that >is all the "hide" command does in grub. > Are you using LVM? W2k might mistake it for a Windows volume due to the partition filesystem type. W2k could be performing a sanity check and whacking out at the presence of the foreign partition. Try partitioning the second one type ext3 or Reiser to see if that helps. -- Shawn Iverson Technology Associate MCSA, Linux+, Network+, A+ New Castle Community School Corporation shawn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
