Raymond C. Rodgers wrote:
Karl Larsen wrote:
It can be the windows boot loader that is having a problem. I have
never heard of that boot loader then calling grub.
I can't find the exact page that I found the information on regarding
using Window's boot loader to then load GRUB (here are similar
instructions to those I found at the time:
http://www.linux.com/feature/42788 ) , but I found this on the Fedora
Project's web site:
http://docs.fedoraproject.org/install-guide/f7/en_US/sn-bootloader-advanced.html
In particular, note the "GRUB as a Secondary Boot Loader" section.
Like I stated in my first email, it may simply be time for me to
update the boot sector again, but there have been many kernel updates
since I last had to do it. (The last time, in fact, was almost
immediately after I installed F7 on this machine.)
The bottom line is that I had to set it up this way in order to get
Windows XP and Linux to work. Attempting to set up the partitions
prior to installation of both, then installing one or other other
always failed for one reason or another. Most notably, after
installing Linux (with GRUB on the MBR), Windows would no longer boot
at all. Using NTLDR to load GRUB was the only way I could find to get
the two OSes coexisting on the same hardware.
I think you need to set up the simple grub boot for both Linux and
Windows. But first you need to get on your Linux.
Use your rescue mode on the F7 DVD and when up type grub and it
will get you into the grub mode. Learn what hard drive you have. If
just one then it is in grub-talk (hd 0) and your Linux will be on
something like (hd 0,3). Find out which is right.
Now in the grub mode type these:
grub> root (hd 0,3)
grub> setup (hd 0)
If you do not know all this info use fdisk to print out your hard
drive.
When I works you will boot up in Linux. Then you can edit
/boot/grub/grub.conf to let you boot your windows.
Thank you for giving me the instructions on installing GRUB, but I'm
very nervous about disturbing Windows again, and thus having to
install two OSes again.
Raymond
Looking at the pages you direct me to show special cases of using
grub as a secondary boot loader if there is some reason the standard
grub will not work. I can see no reason why grub should not work fine
and you stop using the windows boot software.
Your fear of loosing windows has made you do the thing you have
now. I see no reason why a new kernel should cause any problem. So the
problem is elsewhere.
Please answer the questions and a way to fix the problem will emerge.
--
Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
Linux User
#450462 http://counter.li.org.
