Adding FC5 to an XP computer -
Bob Goodwin
bobgoodwin at wildblue.net
Sat Sep 2 12:12:31 UTC 2006
Timothy Murphy wrote:
> Bob Goodwin wrote:
>
>
>> Grub looks pretty much as you specify.:
>>
>> sh-3.1# cat /boot/grub/grub.conf
>>
>> #boot=/dev/sda
>> default=0
>> timeout=5
>> splashimage=(hd1,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
>> hiddenmenu
>> title Fedora Core (2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp)
>> root (hd1,0)
>> kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp.img
>> title Windows XP
>> rootnoverify (hd0,1)
>> chainloader +1
>>
>
> I would try saying "grub-install --recheck /dev/sda".
>
>
sh-3.1# grub-install --recheck /dev/sda
(fd0) /dev/fd0
(hd0) /dev/sda
(hd1) /dev/sdb
Actually there's no floppy drive installed in the Dell.
It also tells me if any of the above is incorrect, fix it, and re-run
grub-install.
Looks ok to me? I suppose I might try swapping sda and sdb as was also
suggested, if that works it would be easier than opening the box and
swapping cables, etc.
BobG
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