On 6/14/05, Jim Cornette <fc-cornette@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Jessica L. Veltman wrote: > > >>Try booting with a Windows XP CD and running 'fixmbr' in the recovery > >>console. That removes any instances of GRUB from the MBR. I had this > >>same problem, and after I did that and re-installed Fedora, GRUB > >>re-installed itself to the MBR, and it worked fine. > >> > >>Let me know if you do that and it doesn't work, or if it does for that > >> > >> > >matter! > > > > > >>-- > >>PHP rocks! > >>"Knowledge is Power. Power Corrupts. Go to school, become evil" > >> > >>Disclaimer: Any disclaimer attached to this message may be ignored. > >>However, I must say that the ENTIRE contents of this message are > >>subject to other's criticism, corrections, and speculations. > >> > >>This message is Certified Virus Free > >> > >> > > > > > >I tried doing all of that, but the results were the same. After the > >installation restarted, my computer booted straight into Windows again. > > > > > > > Grub comes up using a hidden menu feature by default. The timing is set > to 3 seconds or something low. When XP is set as the default boot loader > and you have a quck booting computer with a CRT monitor, you do not see > the grub screen at all. Try hitting a space bar during your computer > booting. This should display the hidden menu. > > It sounds like grub should have installed correctly. I do remember an > instance during development where I could not get a bootloader to > install or work. This was on a computer with Phoenix BIOS. I only tried > the install once on this computer and set it aside. This might be some > grub boot loader problem with the version of grub on FC4. I believe > there are bug reports filed on this issue. I am not sure the bugs were > worked out or are still open. Try searching Bugzilla for grub problems > related to not installing as intended. > > Jim > > -- > The best things in life go on sale sooner or later. > I actually have fedora set as the default, and I have an LCD monitor. I tried it anyway and it just came up with a windows boot choice screen, not grub. There is nothing in Bugzilla that I could fine but I will put it in as a bug. It would be really nice to get this solved :) Thanks for the help
