HD Install :: cannot access linux partition after hd install

well i got it working....
first i went and got a program called wingrub, and used it via doze to configure and install grub on hda.

re-booted and i got the grub menu and selected dsl on hdb and it came back with an error stating that it could not identify filesystem 0x7

i then read some more and went and downloaded an iso of a prg called systemrescuecd
i burned the image and booted into a debian rescue mode.
i selected qtparted and deleted the linux pation and re-created it and identified and formatted it as an ext2 filesystem.

rebooted with dsl and install it to hdb again, selecting no bootloader....as i already installed grub on hda.

rebooted and grub came up and i selected dsl and it booted up fine....

thanks for all the help.

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