Check out the grub manual (search grub manual on google)
Especially the configuration options.
My guess is that you have 'hiddenmenu' in your grub.conf, which does not
display the menu, but goes directly to your default OS (windows in your
case)
Or you have the timeout set to 0 which again would just boot right away.
The manual also has the instructions for what commands to issue to alter
your OS boot instructions at boot time. (of course those are not
persistent, so if you want the change to span you have to change the
options in the grub.conf file.
To fix, I would suggest using your fedora boot CD to boot into rescue
mode, and then mounting the partition where grub is installed (/boot
partition) and making some changes to the config file, especially
commenting out the hiddenmenu option if it is there, and perhaps upping
your timeout value.
HTH
-Brad
Yasir Shoaib wrote:
Hello
I have been using Red Hat Linux for a long while now, usually at
University. This time I tried installing it on my Dell Inspiron 630m
notebook, however, I am facing a lot of issues regarding the
installation, and there is not enough helpful info to guide me. Also,
I am not sure whom to contact in this case, so am writing this email
to you.
The first thing I did was burn Fedora Core 5 CDs and tried installing
it on my hard drive partition that I created by resizing my Windows XP
Pro partition. Because I wanted to dual boot Windows and Linux, and
also from the instructions in the Fedora Core 5 Installation Manual, I
opted for GRUB boot loader. However, I didn't see any option of
changing the boot loader or switching to LILO, which forced me to go
with GRUB. I also choose not to overwrite the MBR. Windows was chosen
as my default boot Operating System. After the first installation
process, when my notebook rebooted, I didn't see any options of Linux
OS, and my notebook was booted directly to Windows. To support dual
boot, I created a FAT32 shared drive, and managed to pass the
Fedora.bin boot information to Windows. I modified the boot.ini file
in Windows and then when I rebooted my machine, I was able to see 2 OS
options: 1. Windows 2. Linux.
However, now, when I click on Linux, GRUB loads and I am not sure what
command to type into it. Also the reference materials I have looked at
haven't been much help at all.
Could you please let me know what I should do next to see the Linux OS
running and still maintaining the dual boot of Windows and Linux.
Thank you very much.
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