Grub problems with XP/Fedora Core 1 Dual Boot

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I have just upgraded my Redhat 8 to Fedora Core 1, with comparatively few problems except, that is, GRUB.  I have a box with two hard drives, one for Win XP and one for Linux.  This is the device.map generated by anaconda:

(fd0)     /dev/fd0
(hd0)     /dev/hda
(hd1)     /dev/hdb

/dev/hda is Win XP and /dev/hdb is Linux.

I want a dual boot, with XP as default after 10 seconds.  What happens is that I get something that looks like a listing from boot's system.map:

c0100000 A _text
c0100000 t startup_32
c01000a5 t checkCPUtype
c0100133 t is486
c0100142 t is386
c010018c t L6
c010018e t ready
c010018f t check_x87
c01001b6 t setup_idt
c01001d3 t rp_sidt
c01001e0 T stack_start  . . .  etc, etc, for several scrolling screens

Then it boots straight into Win XP.

The only way I can boot into Fedora is with the boot floppy.  When I was running RH 8 I had a problem with GRUB hanging and I solved that by using LILO.  However, I guess I really ought to be using GRUB as LILO seems to be on the way out.  At the bottom of this message is my /etc/grub.conf   Can anyone see what's wrong with GRUB, or even suggest how I can use LILO as a stop-gap solution???  Any suggestions most gratefully received!
Thanks, Tim

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# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
#          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
#          root (hd1,0)
#          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hdb2
#          initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/hda
default=1
timeout=10
splashimage=(hd1,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title Fedora Core (2.4.22-1.2115.nptl)
        root (hd1,0)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.22-1.2115.nptl ro root=LABEL=/ hdc=ide-scsi
        initrd /initrd-2.4.22-1.2115.nptl.img
title Windows XP
        rootnoverify (hd0,0)
        chainloader +1
====================================

PS. What's this business about hdc=ide-scsi all about??

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