On Wed, 31 Dec 2003 15:33:55 +0000, Josh Robinson wrote: > all sorted out: thanks to all for your help. nice shiny box, working as > new - and i no longer have to use pine to get at my email! > > for some reason, my partitions are hda5 through 8 - i have no idea quite > how or why i set them up like that, but once i'd found that out, it was > all ok. > > oh, and using the non-corrupt version of the woody CD that i've got was > something of a help, too. > > thanks again, > > josh
Your must have set your partitions up as logical partitions. Logical partitions start at 5. -- ....................paul Programming without a hex editor is like watchmaking without a hammer. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]