--- michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Whilst, it's a Fedora distro I've on the machine in > question, I think > the same problem manifests itself with Debian, LVM > and WinXP so hoping > somebody can help! > > I'm looking for a solution for (re-)installing WinXP > on my slave disk > when I have Fedora and LVM on the master disk. In > the past I've opened > up the box and unplugged the Fedora/LVM disk in > order for WinXP to > install okay. But this seems much too drastic. Even > swapping disk order > (in BIOS) doesn't help - WinXP installation sits > there "forever" when > checking current config. > > Whilst I cannot find any definite reference stating > "MS WinXP cannot > handle LVM" it does seem to be the culprit. > > Anybody got any such definitive references or other > help? > > Thanks, Michael >
well here is what i find on ms own website http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306559 seems that winxp can only dual boot with other ms os's haha right, but AFAIK you have to install winxp first then install linux second (seems to overwrite grub/lilo) jwlockhart Registered Linux User #458799 Registered Kubuntu User #19678 this user is penguin powered ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
