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BeOS No Longer Bootable!!

Discussion in 'The Alternative OS' started by MYOB, Oct 12, 2002.

  1. MYOB Newcomer, in training Posts: 527

    I have got Mandrake 9.0 installed and working now, and I get offered two boot loaders: first, the Mandrake one, which i think is GRUB, and then if i pick Windows, the XP one. Neither can boot BeOS. I have a second BeOS Dano install on an backup partition on a second HDD, and can boot this by floppy, but it can no longer see the BeOS 5.04 on the first HDD

    my drives are like so:

    HDD1: partition 1, XP (FAT32)
    Partition 2, 98 (FAT32)
    Partition 3, BeOS (BFS)
    Partition 4, Mandrake (EXT2 [have tried it as EXT3])
    Partition 5, Linux Swap (umm......)

    HDD2: Partition one, unused FAT32
    Partition two, BeOS Dano (BFS)

    BootMagic in XP does nothing, just allows me to boot XP/98.... it can't see the BFS partition either
    MYOB, Oct 12, 2002
    #1

  2. MYOB Newcomer, in training Posts: 527

    Wait... I'm getting there!

    BeOS, XP, 98 now booting, trying to get Mandrake back up and booting
    MYOB, Oct 12, 2002
    #2

  3. Mictlantecuhtli TS Special Forces Posts: 4,916   +9

    If you have booted BeOS successfully, install its Bootman. It should boot all of your operating systems, if you just choose the right partitions while installing it.
    Mictlantecuhtli, Oct 12, 2002
    #3

  4. MYOB Newcomer, in training Posts: 527

    umm.... no

    it can't boot Mandrake... assuming i am right in selecting the normal and not the swap partition to boot from?
    MYOB, Oct 12, 2002
    #4
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