[solved]how to solve the invalid partition table problem?

ning · 2008-11-15 08:06:41

I already have a window Xp and trying to install the great system Archlinux, but unhappily I get a "invalid partition table" when I power up my computer

so how to get it work now?

by the way: I'm a newbie to Archlinux, just tell me if I'm wrong.

Last edited by ning (2008-11-16 13:37:09)

Dieter@be · 2008-11-15 08:29:57

"when you power it up" ? in what phase? POST? grub? lilo? after boot loader?

ning · 2008-11-15 09:42:44

I'm use my another computer.
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no, I mean my computer can't get into neither arhlinux nor window xp system. even not show the grub.

Dieter@be · 2008-11-15 09:52:28

Ok, so after your post/bios is done, your motherboard tries to boot from hard disk, but it can't find a valid partition table/bootloader, right?
In that case something has gone wrong during the partitioning of the disks/installing of the bootloader. Did you see any errors,warnings or weird behaviour during the Arch installation program?

You probably should just do the installation again, make sure you:
- partition/configure mountpoints manually, so you can still use your windows installation.
- install grub on the disk itself, not on a partition (eg /dev/hda or /dev/sda, not hda1 or sda3 or something)

ning · 2008-11-16 12:54:56

thank you , done! don't panic!

Dieter@be · 2008-11-16 13:34:53

you're welcome. Don't forget to put '[Solved]' in your thread

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[solved]how to solve the invalid partition table problem?

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