RE: Grub problem
From: Denham Eva (EVAD_at_TFMC.co.za)
Date: 03/11/04
- Previous message: Michael Scottaline: "Re: Dual Kernel boot"
- Maybe in reply to: Denham Eva: "Grub problem"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]
To: <fedora-list@redhat.com> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 11:28:08 +0200
>.....................
Try this:
--- /etc/grub.conf ---
#boot=/dev/hda
default=0
timeout=10
#splashimage=(hd0,1)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title Fedora Core 1 (2.4.xx-xxx)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.xx-xxxx ro root=LABEL=/
initrd /initrd-2.4.xx-xxxx.img
title Windowx XYZ
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1
makeactive
boot
--- cut ---
Replacing the xx-xxxx with the actual kernel version. If you have
no separate /boot partition, you'll have to add '/boot' to kernel
and initrd files. The empty grub prompt makes me think that you
have no grub.conf file at all.
ps: /etc/grub.conf is a symlink to ../boot/grub/grub.conf
ps: pinfo grub -> Booting -> OS-specific notes -> DOS/Windows
..................................................<
Hello,
Thank you for your answer, however lastnight I discovered that the Fedora was beyond the 1024 limit of the BIOS.
So I ended up reinstalling the PC.
I created a root partition of Fedora /dev/hda1, then loaded Windows XP and then Fedora. I set up GRUB to install on /dev/hda1(the fedora root partition) as my googling yesterday shows there could be a problem with writing it directly to MBR. Everything went just great, until I rebooted the system. Now Windows XP boots up instead of GRUB.
Went to bed frustrated and irritated, woke up realizing that it could be that the active partition is probably /dev/hda2 (Windows XP).
So I plan to this evening to set, /dev/hda1 as active.
Does anyone know off hand from this senario if this is the solution?
Otherwise I'll let you know tomorrow.
Appreciate the email.
Denham
-- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
- Previous message: Michael Scottaline: "Re: Dual Kernel boot"
- Maybe in reply to: Denham Eva: "Grub problem"
- Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]
Relevant Pages
|
|
