Hello -

I have a hard drive with a windows 2k partition and a linux partition.
A while ago I installed a Mandrake on the free space. Then I deleted it and ran FIXMBR and fixboot from the windows 2k disk. Windows was ok.
Then I got sick of using 2k and installed ubuntu. First grub would boot ubuntu ok, but wouldn't boot Windows. I needed to use the windows partition, so I ran fixboot and fixmbr again. Now the machine won't boot anything at all.

I noticed in the POST screen it is detecting some quality of the drive as ATA and not LBA - which is wrong I believe.

This probably means I'll have to reinstall my cursed win2k partition again and go through the drudgery of setting up a working 2k installation. I've done this many times already.... I'd rather not do it again (yes I know I screwed up but..). Please tell me how I can fix my MBR, install ubuntu or debian, and live happily ever after.....

Thanks -

Bagleemo

p.s. I have a knoppix disk so I can boot it on that and fool around...

Hello there,

This is a known problem with distributions that ship with the 2.6 Kernel. To fix this:
2.6 Kernel Fix

Note that this is from the SuSE site, but it states in the document that it also occures in other Linux distros that ship with the 2.6 kernel.

Hope this helps.

Cheers

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