Re: Unable to boot Xp after install of Redhat 8

[Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure earthlink net>]

On Fri, Jan 09, 2004 at 02:06:36PM +0000, chris bates wrote:
> Bob,
> 
> Thanks for your help!
> 
> I decided to recover the Xp boot.ini and start again on the linux install. 
> This time I installed RH on hdb as before but selected the advanced boot 
> option and selected the boot loader to be installed on the first boot 
> sector of hdb.
> 
> RH wont load but I think that is because I have the xp boot.ini in the MBR 
> and the grub loader on the first sector of hdb.

That is correct.  I've not heard of that arrangement ever working.

> Somehow it makes sense that RH would not boot with that sort of 
> configuration because the windows boot filer is seen first and thus will 
> not even attempt to give me a dual boot option.

Correct, again.  MS thinks it is the only OS in the world and has no
interest in booting any other.

> When I boot up xp loads without any option to boot RH. If I force the 
> primary slave (RH H/D) to boot in the bios I just get a screen with GRUB in 
> the top left hand corner.

That's a hard way to make it work, and I don't know how to unless you
have it install GRUB in the MBR of /dev/hdb, but switching boot drives
in the BIOS is a PITA.

> So back to the drawing board for me, sure I will get it working the end!

Again I refer you to The Fine Manual

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/install-guide/

especially Appendix G.

> Just wanted to thank you for replying to me!
> 
> Regards,
> Chris

Cheers,
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