Hello,
I have a 40GB Hard disk and I have partitioned it for 4GB as Primary (c:, FAT32), 10GB as Extended (Logical dos drive as d: ) and the rest is free. I want to use these free space for installing two Linux distros (FC3 and SuSe 9.1).

If I enter my FC3 installation CD for installation, after the selection of keyboard screen it gives two 'BUG' reports which tells that.....
There are two buttons 'Ignore' and 'Cancel', if I press cancel the message repeats and if I press ignore then the second 'BUG' report comes....
There are also two buttons 'Ignore' and 'Cancel' and their nature also same except by pressing of ignore button leads me terminate the installation.
I used FC3 in this same system before (the installations disks are also same).
To make you more clear about my disk geometry, I have to tell one thing. My older BIOS detects my 40GB hard disk as 32GB and I was using those 32GB space. Just a few days back, I got a set of SuSe 9.1 and Installed that. Surprisingly, SuSe 9.1 detected my hard disk as 37.3 GB and wanted to take my confermation whether I want to use that space. I agreed to use that space by clicking yes and SuSe confirmed my disk as 37.3 GB disk.

Now, as I am going to install both of the FC3 and SuSe, I am feeling this problem.

To test...I have inserted the Red Hat 9 installation disks, and in RH9 the 'BUG' report converts into 'WARNING' which tells....
I have checked my BIOS settings and found that the LBA is on. I proceeded with this installationi and Red Hat permits me to proceed with the installation.

I even tried installing SuSe 9.1, and it does not give any error or warning or any bug report and i can able to install SuSe 9.1. SuSe still recognize my disk as 37.3 GB.

I want to install Fedora first. Please help me how to get rid of the 'BUG' report in FC3 and I can proceed with installing FC3 first.

With best regards
anindyanuri

maybe i am wrong here but it looks that u have corrupted ur partiton table..

solution that i can say is

take backup, format ur drive

but still wait for some answers from this forum

regards

Just formated the hdd today. Okey, I'll try it again for a complete format and tell you the result. No vital data is there at present. So, I can
Regards
anindyanuri

how did u format that drive???

First I'll delete all logical dos partitions and extended partitions............

Even delete the primary partitions too.........

Then make the whole as one primary partition...............

Format that partition................

Then create again one primary (4GB) and one extended partition (10GB) for Win.....

And keep the rest untouched for linux use..............

It will be partitioned from Linux (as two seperate primary partitions)...........

am i wrong? Please suggest with your opinion. I am waiting untill you give a reply.

Regards
anindyanuri

Sorry,
As I was keen on refreshing my machine, I misunderstood your language and my
last thread posted is the answer of "How will you format the drive".
Now I am giving the answer to your query....
I formated the drive using Win Me fdisk.
There are One primary partition C: ............4GB for Win & other programs to be installed
One Extended partition of 10GB converted full into logical D: drive
The rest is kept untouched.

Regards
anindyanuri

perform low-level format on that disk

Thank you for your suggestion.
I am trying......
Tell you the result after I finishing my job.

With best regards
anindyanuri

Just a tip on the partition sizes:

I made a 5GB partition for Windows XP, thinking that this would be plenty, but after installing the OS, necessary drivers, and SP2, I only had 200MB left, and I had almost no useful software installed. talk about bloat! I don't know if ME has the same kind of bloat , but I thought I would warn you about my experience.

--C

i do not know what u did in that insatllation
since i installed winXP +SP2 within 3.5 GB

regards

Now standing on a crutial stage.

Installed Win first, then SuSe 9.1 and then Fedora Core 3.

Now the problem is that, After FC3 installation, I am only getting Win and FC3 in
Boot loader menu. SuSe vanished. How to take back SuSe to Grub Boot Loader?

Regards
Anindya

ok do this

mount ur suse partiton in FC3
cp the
vmlinux-2.6..., System.map. initrd image from /boot of Suse to /boot of FC3
do not overwrite any file

then make an entry in /etc/grub.conf of FC3
like this
------
title Linux-slackware (on /dev/hda2)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11gm129 root=/dev/hda2 ro
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.11gm129.img

--------

replace all these by actual file names
and also the root partition

see here hda2=(hd0,1)
make changes accordingly

regards

I tried but could not succeeded as /etc/fstab (in FC3) does not contain that drive under /dev.

My SuSe exists on hda6.

I have copied the /etc/grub.conf from SuSe.............this is

root (hd0,5)
install --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 /boot/grub/stage1 d (hd0) /boot/grub/stage2 0x8000 (hd0,5)/boot/grub/menu.lst
quit

......Actually this file was copied manually prior to install FC3.

Please help me what to do........(also if you explain.........i can understand the matter what is happening)

Regards
anindya from west bengal

just copy those files i mentioned
no need to copying that file grub.conf from suse
also
make entries in the grub.conf of FC3

when grub starts and u choose suse it will look for 3 files
vmlinuz System.map and initrd image files that u should have and u should have entries for that in grub.conf of FC3 and nop need for editing fstab file

regards

Masand,

A LOT OF THANKS TO YOU...............

IT STARTS WORKING.......................

EVERYTHING IS WELL AND UNDER CONTROL...................

I have changed those settings according to my hard disk geometry (as you have mentioned in your letter). Copied those to fefora's /boot and edited fedora's /etc/grub.conf as you have stated. Restarted the computer and I have regained 'SuSe 9.1' (I have written /etc/grub.conf in that style) and it started fine. Then again Fedora and it is also working. All three masketiers are there in the Grub Loader.

My best LOVE and WISH to you. Except your step by step guide it could not took place. Your support give me enough courage to go ahead.

With REGARDS
anindyanuri