[TriLUG] help with install

[Stephen Hoffman]

Get your floppy here:

http://www.onecomputerguy.com/software/win98_img.exe

> Jon, thanks for the tips.  The specific Compaq I have is a Presario
> 2286.  wrt the boot params, I just use the default, -ie I didn't specify
> any.
>
> As you suggested, I did some searching and found one helpful posting wrt
> Linux on a Presario 2266.  this guy installed Linux first, then went
> back to install Windows.  Which leads me to believe there may be an
> issue wrt which disk linux is installed on.  Also, I suspect there may
> be a 2nd IDE controller built into this machine, (there's a 2nd
> connector on the motherboard, which I connected the 2nd drive to) but
> the documentation that came with the machine doesn't mention IDE
> controllers. -it doesn't go into that level of detail.
>
> I do have one question that's a bit embarrassing to ask... how do I boot
> Windows from a DOS startup floppy?   It's been awhile since I tried
> something like that.  Also, 'fdisk' doesn't appear to be available with
> Windows XP, at least I haven't found it yet.  I'm  still searching.
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Thanks for the help,
> -Scott
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jon Carnes [mailto:jonc at nc.rr.com]
>> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 11:45 AM
>> To: sthomas at myfamily.org; Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
>> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] help with install
>>
>> On Mon, 2003-09-22 at 09:37, Scott Thomas wrote:
>>
>> > I'm trying to install RH 9.0 on a Compaq Presario (with Cyrix MII
>> > processor).  Since my kids also use this machine to play educational
>> > games, I've added a 2nd disk to install RH on, and will keep
> WindowsXP
>> > on the 1st drive.   The installation went smoothly.  However, after
> I
>> > rebooted, the machine just hangs.  It reads the boot floppy, and
>> > starts to load the kernel, but after about a screen full of
> messages,
>> > it just stops.  When I tried to boot Windows, GRUB starts, but then
> it
>> > too just hangs.  All I get is a black screen with "GRUB" at the top
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > so can any of the more seasoned RH gurus out there please give me a
>> > hint what's going wrong?
>> >
>> > thanks,
>> >
>> > --
>> > Scott Thomas
>>
>> What's the exact model number of the Compaq Presario?  I've read of
>> folks having a *lot* of problems trying to get Linux on these boxen.
>>
>> Grub allows you to edit and look at each of the boot commands for each
>> choice.  If you could post those, it would help us help you.
>>
>> In a worse case scenario you should be able to get the XP install
>> booting again by booting with a Windows Disk and then re-writing the
>> Master Boot Record
>>   fdisk -mbr
>>
>> (you might have to blank the mbr first - there are some nice write-ups
>> of this on the net).
>>
>> When done with that make sure the Partition with the Windows install
> is
>> still marked as active.
>>
>> Good Luck - Jon Carnes
>
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