This newsgroup has been very helpful in the past.
This problem probably should be sent to a dos newsgroup
but being a SuSE user since 5.2 perhaps you can help.
I have SuSE 6.3 on my new computer.
I have this problem on my old computer
1. When I boot from the HD, I get this message:
Operating System not found
2. Booting with a rescue floppy I get:
invalid drive in search path
invalid drive specification
a:\> fdisk
error reading disk
a:\> msd
does not detect c: drive
a:\> scandisk
does not detect c: drive
a:\> defrag
does not detect c: drive
3. Using Partition Magic:
DISK 1-- 0 MB (can't create a partition)
4. Boot with AT&T rescue disk:
Run diagnostics:
"Your hard drive does not appear
to be partitioned"
Partition now
Joseph Zieniewicz wrote:
1. When I boot from the HD, I get this message: Operating System not found
2. Booting with a rescue floppy I get: invalid drive in search path
3. Using Partition Magic: DISK 1-- 0 MB (can't create a partition)
4. Boot with AT&T rescue disk: Run diagnostics: "Your hard drive does not appear to be partitioned" Partition now
n -- cannot proceed
5. Using a SuSE 6.3 linux rescue disk, I can mount /dev/hda1 and /dev/hda2 as shown below:
The ms-dos (win, partition magic, and all others that use the BIOS to give system file addresses) crew are absolutely buggered when it comes to a BIOS that doesn't meet their (narrow) parameters. Dos et. al. use the BIOS constantly to reference their calls to any hardware, and the expected files it will find within that particular address sequence. Linux uses the BIOS to tell it that it is working with *whatever* items. All Unix needs is the address, NOT the FAT table layouts, strict locations of boot files, etc. Just another reason why! :-) -- Regards Don Hansford ECKYTECH COMPUTING Surfing the Net (without crashing) With SuSE 6.4 Linux (Thanx Linus!) "Microsoft democratised the computer market and served as a catalyst in making computers available to everybody. Later, however, they did as many revolutionaries do -- they became dictators. History has taught us the inevitable fate of dictators." -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
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