I think the first problem appeared when you chose not to let Grub handle
the booting.
It would have been much easyer to let Grub to be written to the MBR.
I would do the following:
- boot into rescue mode from CD/DVD
- mount the root partition of yout linux installation
- chroot into the mounted system
- add the following line to /boot/grub/grub.conf :
title Windows
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
chainloader +1
- do not forget to change "hd0" if your windows installation is not on
the frist partition
- run "grub-install /dev/hda", replacing hda with another device if needed
-done
Or you could try running the normal installation again and choosing the
"repair" option and let it install Grub to the MBR.
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Mitja
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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