Fstab Windows2k en Gentoo probs

Chielos · n00b Joined: 14 Dec 2003 Posts: 4

Hi

I'v installed Gentoo on my m2400n, but first i installed Win2k.
I used Lilo to make a boot manager and it worked fine, only my gentoo wouldn't boot because my boot section was Win95 fat32. Win2k worked fine.
Then i changed my boot section into Linux and i runned lilo again but now win2k and linux won't boot.

What can i do??? I really need win2k for my work!

and what is the filesystem command in fstab for win95 fat32.

Thankz

peter96362930 · Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2003 4:01 pm Post subject:

I had Windows on /dev/hda1 but I made new partitions for /boot, swap and root later on the disk. Then I just told "grub" to look at that later boot partition. "grub" can still start windows OK just by pointing it to the correct partition. Not sure about lilo - no experience there.

To sort out your current problems, a "SmartBoot" diskette might be helpful.

Chielos · n00b Joined: 14 Dec 2003 Posts: 4

this is my fdisk

Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40007761920 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4864 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
[code]
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 637 5116671 b W95 FAT32
/dev/hda2 638 4864 33953377+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hda5 638 1274 5116671 83 Linux
/dev/hda6 1275 1882 4883728+ b W95 FAT32
/dev/hda7 1883 1911 232911 82 Linux swap
/dev/hda8 1912 2548 5116671 b W95 FAT32
/dev/hda9 2549 4864 18603238+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
[/code]
I think the problem is the ext'd on 2?

My win2k install is lost i think?

Chielos · n00b Joined: 14 Dec 2003 Posts: 4

in grub is says

[code]
grub> root (hd0,
Possible partitions are:
Partition num: 0, Filesystem type is fat, partition type 0xb
Partition num: 4, Filesystem type is reiserfs, partition type 0x83
Partition num: 5, Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0xb
Partition num: 6, Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0x82
Partition num: 7, Filesystem type is fat, partition type 0xb
Partition num: 8, Filesystem type is fat, partition type 0xc

[/code]

so no 1 is gone

peter96362930 · Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2003 11:40 pm Post subject:

I don't think your 1st partition is lost - in grub terminology partition 0 is /dev/hda1. If you use a "SmartBootManager" diskette and boot with that, you could select hda1 and see if windows boots.

My fdisk information looks like this;