A Tricky Win-Linux Dual Boot.... Norton Ghost & Mandrake 10.1

Daelomin · 02-28-2005, 06:56 PM

Hi everyone,

First time in this forum! :)

Let me introduce the somewhat complex problem I have: I have partitionned my 160G drive into 6 partitions, 3 linux ones, and 3 NTFS ones.
My previous Windows-2000 setup WITHOUT linux was 4 partitions: a C drive that was an empty drive with just the boot info, the D & E drives (hda 6 & 7 below)as data drives and the F drive as the OS (Win2000) drive.

After my last full Win2k install, I had used Norton Ghost to make a DVD image of my F partition. I had also used that several times since then due to several unrecoverable crashes (video capture related)

Now the idea was: "I will remove the useless C and F drives, partition one part of the free space with Linux the other part with Windows."
I installed linux onto the 3 partitions made (hda1, hda5 and hda 8)and then tried to boot off the Ghosted DVD to install Win2k back onto the second partition (now named hda9)

Catch is: in removing the C drive, I also removed what appeared to be the MBR from which Win2k would boot...

Here follows a print out of cfdisk
I am posting my lilo.conf file as well that I tried to use to dual boot... to no avail...

Question 1 is: can I somehow rebuild the MBR to make the hda9 drive bootable since it now has a supposedly fully functional Win2k on it?

Questio 2 is: can it be that, in resizing the partitions, the new partition (hda9) is different from the previous one so much so that the Norton Ghost image is not usable anymore?

Thanks a lot

cfdisk
hda1 Amorce Primaire Linux ext3 2097,45
hda5 Logique Linux swap 830,76
hda8 Logique Linux ext3 9442,63
hda9 Logique NTFS [] 8603,65
hda6 Logique NTFS [] 41948,93
hda7 Logique NTFS [] 97115,89

/etc/lilo.conf
# File generated by DrakX/drakboot
# WARNING: do not forget to run lilo after modifying this file

default="linux"
boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
keytable=/boot/qc-latin1.klt
prompt
nowarn
timeout=100
message=/boot/message
menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label="linux"
root=/dev/hda1
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="devfs=nomount acpi=ht splash=silent"
vga=788
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label="linux-nonfb"
root=/dev/hda1
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="devfs=nomount acpi=ht"
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label="failsafe"
root=/dev/hda1
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="failsafe acpi=ht devfs=nomount"
read-only
other=/dev/hda9
label="Windows2000"
table=/dev/hda

batty_professor · 02-28-2005, 10:52 PM

I don't know if it will help your situation, but on the Mandrake 10.1 CD1 in the dosutils, there is a dos application restorrb.exe . It's supposed to be a MBR restoration utility. Never had to use it myself, so I can't comment on it's use. If you can boot from a 98 startup floppy, you can then browse the CD, and then use the dosutils to make floppies of the utilities as necessary. Hope this is helpful.

Daelomin · 03-01-2005, 04:29 PM

Well I did boot using a Win98 bootable CD I once made...

Couldnt run restorrb.exe off the Mandrake CD1 though...

So here I am, stuck in the middle with Tux...

batty_professor · 03-01-2005, 05:09 PM

You'll need to make a floppy of the restorrb utility, using rawrite to create the floppy. http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/l...e-rawrite.html

Daelomin · 03-01-2005, 08:37 PM

this is where it gets complicated... I do not have a floppy :D :D :D

Dont you love it when it so easy? hehe

batty_professor · 03-01-2005, 09:07 PM

Try this. http://www.inside-security.de/insert_en.html

einic · 03-02-2005, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by batty_professor

Try this. http://www.inside-security.de/insert_en.html

hi u mean download fr site?

batty_professor · 03-02-2005, 11:48 AM

There is a link, ISO-image that will take you to the download site. The file is 50MB and you'll need to burn it to CD in ISO9660 format.

02-28-2005, 06:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
Daelomin Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3 OS: Mandrake 10.1	A Tricky Win-Linux Dual Boot.... Norton Ghost & Mandrake 10.1 Hi everyone, First time in this forum! :) Let me introduce the somewhat complex problem I have: I have partitionned my 160G drive into 6 partitions, 3 linux ones, and 3 NTFS ones. My previous Windows-2000 setup WITHOUT linux was 4 partitions: a C drive that was an empty drive with just the boot info, the D & E drives (hda 6 & 7 below)as data drives and the F drive as the OS (Win2000) drive. After my last full Win2k install, I had used Norton Ghost to make a DVD image of my F partition. I had also used that several times since then due to several unrecoverable crashes (video capture related) Now the idea was: "I will remove the useless C and F drives, partition one part of the free space with Linux the other part with Windows." I installed linux onto the 3 partitions made (hda1, hda5 and hda 8)and then tried to boot off the Ghosted DVD to install Win2k back onto the second partition (now named hda9) Catch is: in removing the C drive, I also removed what appeared to be the MBR from which Win2k would boot... Here follows a print out of cfdisk I am posting my lilo.conf file as well that I tried to use to dual boot... to no avail... Question 1 is: can I somehow rebuild the MBR to make the hda9 drive bootable since it now has a supposedly fully functional Win2k on it? Questio 2 is: can it be that, in resizing the partitions, the new partition (hda9) is different from the previous one so much so that the Norton Ghost image is not usable anymore? Thanks a lot cfdisk hda1 Amorce Primaire Linux ext3 2097,45 hda5 Logique Linux swap 830,76 hda8 Logique Linux ext3 9442,63 hda9 Logique NTFS [] 8603,65 hda6 Logique NTFS [] 41948,93 hda7 Logique NTFS [] 97115,89 /etc/lilo.conf # File generated by DrakX/drakboot # WARNING: do not forget to run lilo after modifying this file default="linux" boot=/dev/hda map=/boot/map keytable=/boot/qc-latin1.klt prompt nowarn timeout=100 message=/boot/message menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw image=/boot/vmlinuz label="linux" root=/dev/hda1 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append="devfs=nomount acpi=ht splash=silent" vga=788 read-only image=/boot/vmlinuz label="linux-nonfb" root=/dev/hda1 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append="devfs=nomount acpi=ht" read-only image=/boot/vmlinuz label="failsafe" root=/dev/hda1 initrd=/boot/initrd.img append="failsafe acpi=ht devfs=nomount" read-only other=/dev/hda9 label="Windows2000" table=/dev/hda Last edited by Daelomin; 02-28-2005 at 06:57 PM.

02-28-2005, 10:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
batty_professor Asst. Manager, Alternative Computing Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hooterville Il 45 mi. east of St. Louis mo Posts: 2,608 OS: Fedora Core 5 for now	I don't know if it will help your situation, but on the Mandrake 10.1 CD1 in the dosutils, there is a dos application restorrb.exe . It's supposed to be a MBR restoration utility. Never had to use it myself, so I can't comment on it's use. If you can boot from a 98 startup floppy, you can then browse the CD, and then use the dosutils to make floppies of the utilities as necessary. Hope this is helpful. __________________ It's better to know me and not need me than to need me and not know me. B. While users are never under any obligation, if you feel the urge please feel free to visit our donation page. Every little bit helps. And we thank you for your support. Microsoft free Registered Linux user 397458

03-01-2005, 04:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
Daelomin Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3 OS: Mandrake 10.1	Didnt work Well I did boot using a Win98 bootable CD I once made... Couldnt run restorrb.exe off the Mandrake CD1 though... So here I am, stuck in the middle with Tux...

03-01-2005, 05:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
batty_professor Asst. Manager, Alternative Computing Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hooterville Il 45 mi. east of St. Louis mo Posts: 2,608 OS: Fedora Core 5 for now	You'll need to make a floppy of the restorrb utility, using rawrite to create the floppy. http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/l...e-rawrite.html __________________ It's better to know me and not need me than to need me and not know me. B. While users are never under any obligation, if you feel the urge please feel free to visit our donation page. Every little bit helps. And we thank you for your support. Microsoft free Registered Linux user 397458

03-01-2005, 09:07 PM	#6 (permalink)
batty_professor Asst. Manager, Alternative Computing Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hooterville Il 45 mi. east of St. Louis mo Posts: 2,608 OS: Fedora Core 5 for now	Try this. http://www.inside-security.de/insert_en.html __________________ It's better to know me and not need me than to need me and not know me. B. While users are never under any obligation, if you feel the urge please feel free to visit our donation page. Every little bit helps. And we thank you for your support. Microsoft free Registered Linux user 397458

03-01-2005, 08:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
Daelomin Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3 OS: Mandrake 10.1	this is where it gets complicated... I do not have a floppy :D :D :D Dont you love it when it so easy? hehe

03-02-2005, 11:48 AM	#8 (permalink)
batty_professor Asst. Manager, Alternative Computing Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hooterville Il 45 mi. east of St. Louis mo Posts: 2,608 OS: Fedora Core 5 for now	There is a link, ISO-image that will take you to the download site. The file is 50MB and you'll need to burn it to CD in ISO9660 format. __________________ It's better to know me and not need me than to need me and not know me. B. While users are never under any obligation, if you feel the urge please feel free to visit our donation page. Every little bit helps. And we thank you for your support. Microsoft free Registered Linux user 397458