Did you install GRUB onto the MBR or the first linux partition on the dual boot machine?<br>
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My guess is you install on the first linux partition. Try installing on the MBR.<br>
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You can use FC4 disc 1 to boot and at the boot prompt type "linux rescue".<br>
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It will ask you a couple of questions about language and what
not. Choos "Continue" when you get to the screen about find your
linux installation.<br>
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After it mounts, type "chroot /mnt/sysimage". <br>
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Now run "grub-install hd0" to install grub on your master boot record.<br>
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Good Luck!<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 11/18/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Alex Williamson</b> <<a href="mailto:alfracto@mchsi.com">alfracto@mchsi.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I work as the IT guy at a small private school.<br><br>I'm trying to help students buy inexpensive computers using a free OS<br>and software.<br>I needed to test the latest free Linux on my workstation as a dual boot.<br>
<br>I installed Cheap-Bytes Fedora Core 4 on an WinXP machine's second EIDE<br>drive.<br>The installation went fine but on reboot no GRUB loader menu showed,<br>just plain old XP.<br><br>I tried this on an identical machine and got the same results.
<br><br>I blew XP away on the second machine and successfully installed Core 4<br>as a single boot.<br><br>I had previously successfully installed Cheap-Bytes Linux 10 for dual<br>boot on a third machine identical to the machines that failed. I had the
<br>choice of the LILO boot loader in that case. Core 4 only offers GRUB.<br><br>Is this really a loader issue or something else?<br><br>Any Ideas?? Can I resurrect the first machine with a boot floppy? How<br>would I configure? I can't see the actual file structure of the machine
<br>that won't boot properly.<br><br>One more question. Where can I get a comprehensible and comprehensive<br>tutorial on GRUB?<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
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