Re: Trying to install Linux on machine that refueses *every* OS but XP...
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how do you create the partitions. plz show it.
is your /boot at the beginning ?
rrs
On Sat, 7 Feb 2004 08:08:37 -0800
pbrooks@pdx.edu wrote:
> My brother recently built a new computer:
> Albatron 865PE motherboard
> 1 Gig DDR400
> Radeon 9200
> 40GB HDD, 120GB HDD
> P4 2.8Ghz
>
> I've been trying for the last two days to install Linux on it, and with two
> distributions. Slackware has an error when it attempts to install LILO to
> either drive's MBR or to the superblock. Debian has no error, but nothing is
> installed (I get the "INSERT SYSTEM BOOT DISK AND PRESS SPACEBAR" message, not a
> nice one).
> I don't think that the motherboard has anti-MBR-writing features (it rejects
> win2k installs, BTW) but it could be. Anyone have any advice?
> Regards,
> Dibujante
>
>
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