hihi,
I having a major problem in using a linux and i dont know how to fix it. So, i wanna find some solution, hope u all please help me

I have a 80gb hdd and i installed linux redhat 9 to 20gb and 60gb is for window xp. one day, i changed my mobo and i find out i cant even access to my window and linux too.

so i decide to format. i using the Fdisk to remove the unknown partition and then format all space in my hdd, but end up, the Fdisk onli can detect and format the 60gb which i was install window xp.

now my 20gb which i was install linux redhat is locked. i using Fdisk to detect total space in hdd but the result is 60gb. i also using back the boot disk for linux redhat to test whether i can detect that 20gb space but the result also giving the answer NO.

which mean now my total 80gb hdd become 60gb hdd already

so what should i do to detect and format that 20gb ??

Thank you.

quite odd indeed. when you were using the linux bootdisk, did u used fdisk to perform the partition detection? normally what i would do is to restart the linux installation CD, choose fdisk and proceed. but if u're saying that even with this, u've failed to detect your linux part, then maybe you want to try partition magic.
And another thing, what type of IDE support does your new mobo has compared to your old one. you might want to ponder on that as well. good luck.

hmmm, when i using linux boot disk, i just use the installation of linux redhat to detect the space but failed to detect it.

how i try partition magic???? i not very pro , can be more specify?

what do u mean by IDE support?? izzit which type of hdd i'm using??? pata or sata???
dont mine me little stupid coz i am

maybe your mbr is screw up. boot xp cd. enter repair console and type fixmbr. some question to you, have u try to install xp yet? when xp is going to install, that the installation detect the 20gb? if it detect (probably named unknown partion) the u can try format it to windows partion. try it.

Linux partition is locked?

Fdisk can't detect the *unknown* partition too?

Have you tried booting using LiveCD?

Have you tried using the HDD Disk Manager?

Plenty of solutions.

Don't fret.

Cheers!

from win98 fdisk you need to delete Non-Dos partition
from winXP you can use disk management
from liveCD you can use qtparted

From Fedora or WinXP installation you should be able to see all partitions (linux or MS). If not try fixmbr.

, i dont have LiveCD
what is HDD disk manager?? how to use that way??

i using win98 fdisk which boot the diskette then run fdisk. still cant detect taht 20gb.

i am using winxp now, how to use that disk management???

window xp installation, how and whr to c all the partitions?? izzit when it asked u which partition to install? and if like that, the answer is NO. still dont have that linux partition.

hmm, how to use fixmbr??? i got use fixmbr to fixboot because i was affected by boot virus when i just finish install winxp which dont have antivirus yet

i tried many way but still cant detect

Try some other partition manager ? ranish or whatever ?

Partition magic should work.

Latest third party partition software should be able to remove Linux partitions unless it's the BIOS limitation.

yo

Partition magic will do, it will detect any ext*/reiserfs and swap partition on your hdd.

If the DOS fdisk detect the 20gb partition, then use Delete > Non DOS partition. It will detect and delete the linux partition on your hdd.

if still cannot detect, how about u insert your hdisk to other computer as slave and try to run disk manager or something that we all have suggested above. one more thing, to dual boot u need to disable the boot virus check in bios. i have discovered that u write earlier that u have encountered the boot virus. that the boot virus is couse by your action to do dual boot?

whr to get partition magic??? buy from cd shop???

dual boot??? i really a dumb , i encountered the boot virus from my 2ndary hdd which i dont know it infected the boot virus and i plug into my pc.

ask linux users.. they will sure help you to get a livecd.. boot it and partition it with cfdisk or fdisk in linux...

any one know whr to get livecd iso download web for linux red hat 9???

btw, i will trying to use partition magic too but this week too busy with my assignment, no time go lowyat buy >.<

iso download?

Local Open Source Mirror

Another download site

Get it at Lowyat or Imbi more faster... hhehe

But most of the CDs are outdated ohh....

thanks for giving that sites but i looking for linux red hat 9.0 LiveCD iso file, not install disc. both of that site dont have the LiveCD iso

yeah, i planned to go lowyat buy but now u said it outdated, so, whr should i go to buy???

RH is commercial software isn't it ?