I'm sorry if this is a FAQ.

I have successfully partitioned my hard disk and installed Linux SLS 0.99p6

/dev/hda:

        C: 1 active MSDOS
           2        Linux ex2fs
           3        Linux ex2fs

I then reinstalled MSDOS on partition 1, which first made me reformat
partition 1 and then reinstalled, successfully, I was told by MSDOS
setup :-(. I can mount the MSDOS partition under Linux, but MSDOS
fails to boot from the harddisk.  The MSDOS filesystem is OK, as I can
'dir' it when booting MSDOS from floppy.

Somebody said MSDOS is touchy and needs to be installed *before* any
Unix(Linux) on the other primary partitions.

Is is the MBR (master boot record) on the disk which is the problem?

When I try to boot, the BIOS tells me "missing operating system".

Thanks,

Dag
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