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    Another thing to check is the file system. If XP didn't format the drive (full format) then you're going to have problems. If XP just refuses to format the drive, then try something like DBAN to clear up the formatting issues.

    **DBAN WARNING**
    This program will absolutely destroy any data residing on the drive with extreme prejudice. Use with caution.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sgtm View Post
    Another thing to check is the file system. If XP didn't format the drive (full format) then you're going to have problems. If XP just refuses to format the drive, then try something like DBAN to clear up the formatting issues.

    **DBAN WARNING**
    This program will absolutely destroy any data residing on the drive with extreme prejudice. Use with caution.
    Sounds like my kind of program! LOL.
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    Right.

    Here's the plan.

    I'll rip the PC down tonight, and make sure everything I need is screwed down tight, and anything I don't is binned.

    Then I shall try out this DBAN thing, and see if it helps.

    Right-o here we go.....

    And DBAN uses extreme prejudice? Exactly what I'm looking for.

    :edit:

    Dunno if this changes anything...

    When nothing else worked, I thought 'bollocks to it, I'll fire Win Me on it and go from there (I thought of Me 'cos its Fat32 and I believe thats what linux wants).

    I booted to DOS with a start disk, ran Delpart, repartitioned and formatted.

    If that disk 'aint blank now it probably never will be.

    Now I can't even get Me to install. It's most of the way on, but when it comes to setting up my hardware it goes into a reboot loop (setting up hardware - reboot - setting up hardware - reboot etc. etc...). I'm starting to think this is hardware related, and not software.

    The live CD linuxes run fine (I'm using Knoppix now) so I'm thinking HDD on the way out (or out already).

    Whaddya reckon?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drew View Post
    Now I can't even get Me to install. It's most of the way on, but when it comes to setting up my hardware it goes into a reboot loop (setting up hardware - reboot - setting up hardware - reboot etc. etc...). I'm starting to think this is hardware related, and not software.
    First off, take that ME disk and start using it as a coaster.

    I'd agree with you on it being hardware related--sounds like conflicting IRQ settings somewhere.

    I'd post more, but I gotta head to work--this'll give me something to think about later tonite when it's absolutely dead.
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    Cheers Drumthumper, glad to be of assistance.

    And the coaster....done.

    It'll be an air rifle target by morning.

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    Ok.. I was just playing around with Partition Magic. It gives you the option to install an additional OS. I'm going to try that later.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drew View Post
    (I thought of Me 'cos its Fat32 and I believe thats what linux wants).
    No, Linux wants some unpartitioned disk space. If you're sharing files between two OS's then FAT32 is better, but your Windows boot partition can be NTFS if you like.

    And linux writing to NTFS is becoming possible.

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    At the moment I just want an OS that I can have on my HDD, and not a live disk.

    It's morning now, and I 'aint so tired. I'll have another bash at sortin this.

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    Been bashing this bloody PC all day, and still no luck

    I changed the IDE cable and replaces an old ISA sound card with a PCI one, cleared the CMOS and loaded all the BIOS defaults.

    I was pleasantly suprised when Ubuntu 5.10 seemed to install fine (even if it seemed to take forever).
    It told me to install a load of updates (like 209 of 'em), so I did.

    Now it will boot to the greeter screen where you put in your username and password, then as I'm waiting for the desktop to appear, it hangs. And hangs. I left it for like an hour in case I was just being impatient.

    I tried re-installing it, but the installer doesn't want to work any more.

    What a larf, eh?

    When I try to put on XP, I'm not getting IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL anymore, I got a new one..... BAD_POOL_CALLER.

    WTF?

    Any ideas people?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drew View Post
    Now it will boot to the greeter screen where you put in your username and password, then as I'm waiting for the desktop to appear, it hangs. And hangs. I left it for like an hour in case I was just being impatient.
    Hmm...
    Gut instinct suggests it might be an xorg config problem, possibly an incorrect video driver, resolution or refresh rate.

    When you say it hangs, have you tried switching to another virtual terminal using Ctrl-Alt-F2 ?
    That will tell you if it really has hung or it's just the x server.

    If that's the case, you'll need to get your hands dirty with some command line action, and a text based editor...

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