[mik93]

I want to use an 8Gb PATA disk that from a previous machine. The disk is set up for dual boot RH9 and win98SE. Disk jumper is set to master.
With only this disk active in my new machine (the main disk was disconnecteed) I could not boot it at all.

After fdisk /mbr was run the disk will boot to "safe mode" of win.

I would however like to reinstall GRUB and again use the disk as dual boot.

so. . .

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Running GRUB from a floppy with
root (hd0,5)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20 ro root=LABEL=/ hd=1023/255/63
initrd /initrd-2.4.20.img
boot
results in an Oops so there is no point in trying to install GRUB to the disk.
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Booting from Knoppix 3.9 . . .
cfdisk; sdisk; parted
all see the partions on it and they agree with the prints of partition data taken in the old machine. The partition type flags are all correct.

gpart can find only the DOS primary and thinks there might be an extended. (man gpart says its not very good with logical partions).
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The partition table appears to link correctly into the subsequent partitions. Layout is:
Primary 1 DOS (C)
extended containing Logical DOS (D); ext2 "/"; ext2 "/boot"; some spare space.
linux swap file
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Has anyone any ideas why I can see and copy all the data from the disk but the RH9 CD says there are no linux formatted partions ??


Mike