Re: Unable to dual boot using LILO nor GRUB with Win98

[Jan Carlson <janc kubwa com>]

On Sat, Dec 29, 2001 at 08:14:58PM -0600, Mike Watson wrote:
> See below and Thanks for the response...
> 
> Jan Carlson wrote:
> > 
> > Also show us /etc/fstab and "fdisk -l" output.
> > 
> > Meanwhile...
> > 
> > 1. When you added hdd, did you move or rejumper any of the other drives?
> > If you did, you will need to adjust /etc/fstab, and make sure that the
> > proper /boot is mounted before you proceed.
> 
> The box was originally just Win98.  I installed the two new drives and then
> installed RH7.2 fresh.  The only /boot is on hdb
> > 
> > 2. What command did you run to install grub in the MBR, and what exactly
> > does it report?
> > 
> As I remember, it was just as you indicated below---
> grub --install /dev/hda

Not sure about 'grub --install'.  'grub-install' is what I use.
I suspect they are different.


> > This is what works for me - First make sure that the proper /boot
> > partition is mounted, then run:
> > 
> >         grub-install /dev/hda           [ NOT HDA1 ! ]
> > 
> > 3. Did you have a separate /boot partition mounted during the install
> > process *AND* when you ran grub-install?  If not, it could use a /boot
> > *directory* within root, which could be your problem.
> > 
> > 4. Some bioses just refuse to cooperate unless you have an active
> > (bootable) primary partition on the first or second drive, in your
> > case probably /dev/hda1.  Is hda1 active?
> 

> Yes. Here's the partition layout for HDA...

Ok, looks fine.  How about fdisk -l on the other drives,
and your /etc/fstab?


> 
> Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 2220 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
> 
>    Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
> /dev/hda1   *         1       256   2056288+   6  FAT16
> /dev/hda2           257      2219  15767797+   f  Win95 Ext'd (LBA)
> /dev/hda5           257       512   2056288+   6  FAT16
> /dev/hda6           513       768   2056288+   6  FAT16
> /dev/hda7           769      1024   2056288+   6  FAT16
> /dev/hda8          1025      1280   2056288+   6  FAT16
> /dev/hda9          1281      1536   2056288+   6  FAT16
> /dev/hda10         1537      1792   2056288+   6  FAT16
> /dev/hda11         1793      2048   2056288+   6  FAT16
> /dev/hda12         2049      2219   1373526    6  FAT16
> > 
> The "*" indicates the active or boot partition.
> 
> mw
> 
> 
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Jan Carlson                                 janc at kubwa dot com