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=tearful-oblivion:icontearful-oblivion: Mar 26, 2008, 3:21:17 AM
Well, this is highly frustrating. I downloaded and installed the PCLinuxOS 2007 files off the official site, and am happily using Linux. I choose the install wizard from the guest desktop so I can finally get away from windows, and follow the instructions to partition my hard drive. It warns me that all data will be wipe, and i say next, quite happily

From there, after reading the help file on the desktop, it should go to a screen that says "press Next to install or Cancel to quit". However, it says "reboot and select "use existing partitions"". So, I reboot the computer, choose the linux command, and I get an error

"find --set-root --ignore-floppies /menu.lst

Error 17: File not found

Press any key to continue... _"

so i press any key.

I get another screen:

"GRUB4DOS 0.4.3 2007-10-15, Memory 639K / 190M, Code end: 0x41538

[then this bit is in a box]
find /unetbtin/menu.lst
find /menu.lst
find /boot/grub/menu.lst
find /grub/menu.lst
commandline
reboot
halt
[end box]

Use the [up arrow] and [down arrow] keys to highlight an entry. Press ENTER or 'b' to boot.
Press 'e' to edit the commends before booting, or 'c' for a command-line."


What the hell do I do? I've tried all of the things, but each one has resulted in me rebooting.

Heeeeelp!

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~xafel:iconxafel: Mar 26, 2008, 5:55:47 AM
OK so wait... do you actually have an installed Linux system?

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=exsecror:iconexsecror: Mar 26, 2008, 7:25:20 AM
You'll have to do a re-install it looks as if either the partition table or the MBR (I'm leaning towards partition table) has gotten trashed.

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=tearful-oblivion:icontearful-oblivion: Mar 26, 2008, 1:44:12 PM
I would do that, but since I last posted, my WinXP has been asking me to laod in safe mode and such, then not getting past the "Windows is Loading" screen... So I'm really not sure of what to do. The only thing I can do, it seems, is use the command line in Linux mode.

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interesting things afoot... :sherlock:
=tearful-oblivion:icontearful-oblivion: Mar 26, 2008, 1:44:30 PM
I was halfway through it when this happened, so, I assume, partially.

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interesting things afoot... :sherlock:
~xafel:iconxafel: Mar 26, 2008, 8:53:23 PM
Hmm, you might want to try a complete reinstall and see what happens. Sometimes odd problems are encountered during install. In this case it sounds like it didn't install the bootloader correctly.

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"Atheism is not a philosophy, just as non-racism is not. It is not a worldview, though it is frequently portrayed as one. Rather than declare ourselves atheists, I think we should emphasize reason," -Sam Harris
~BushidoBlade:iconBushidoBlade: Mar 26, 2008, 10:23:56 PM
Boot straight from your liveCD and re-install linux.

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=tearful-oblivion:icontearful-oblivion: Mar 27, 2008, 4:21:54 PM
Would I be able to do this without the liveCD though? Because if i need the disc, it;s going to take me a while to get it, and I need a computer for my schoolwork...

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interesting things afoot... :sherlock:
~xafel:iconxafel: Mar 27, 2008, 6:49:56 PM
Well...yes...you do kindof need a CD with an operating system on it to install the operating system... doesn't necessarily have to be a live cd but you still need the OS CD...

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"Atheism is not a philosophy, just as non-racism is not. It is not a worldview, though it is frequently portrayed as one. Rather than declare ourselves atheists, I think we should emphasize reason," -Sam Harris
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