Can’t Boot Linux

[brayan]

Hi,
I Installed Mandrake Linux on my Dell Computer. I want able to either boot Linux or windows from your PC. But it is horrible that it must happen. But when I boot it, I get a bunch of 7s on the screen. How do I get back windows?
Thanking you.

brayan
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Sysinfo: AMD 2600XP (Barton Core), 1GB Cosair DDR 333 ram, Abit NF7 Motherboard, Nvidia Geforce 5600FX
Linux Version: Debian Testing, Kernel 2.6.6

[brayan]

I don't understand why it is rebooted within 7 sec.

[robert]

Hey, Thanks for the reply.
I am new on Linux and all of this, so I need to ask these questions.
Run rescue mode on what CD? --- Windows, or one of the three used for Mandrake.
How do I reinstall the boot loader? --- I would assume that this would be an option.
Thanks again for the help so far.

[denny]

Well, Thanks a lot,
Linux not working yet, but I don’t worry about because Win XP works. I searched on Internet & never expecting quite an easy solution.

[denny]

Thanks.
It works fine but there are another problem.
The problem is that Mandrake Linux. By default installs the Lilo bootloader. Someone tell me that lilo might not work properly. so what i did to get a boot disk, so I can boot both windows and Linux

denny
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System: Intel Pentium 4 Processor 2.53GHz, 512 MB DDR RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, NVidia Geforce 4 MX 440, SONY CD/DVD-ROM, NEC CD/DVD+RW, SoundBlaster SB Live Dolby Digital 5.1 --> Distribution: Slackware Linux 9.1 ---> Kernel: 2.4.26

[joe]

Please try Linux running in Rescue mode on the CD and reinstall the boot loader.