Re: Dual Boot, Grub, FC3-WinXpSP2, 2 drives. No go.

From: Nat Gross (natgross.rentalsystems_at_verizon.net)
Date: 03/01/05

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    Robert Locke wrote:

    >On Mon, 2005-02-28 at 17:55 -0500, Nat Gross wrote:
    ><snip>
    >
    >
    >>I thought so, too. But I just mounted both (vfat and ntfs) partitions
    >>under FC3, and there is no boot.ini file. At this point I am certain
    >>that for some reason (maybe due to an earlier install of Windows)
    >>Windows kept the boot.ini on C, hda, and used that to boot from E.
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >This is beginning to sound problematic and more of a Windows thing....
    >
    >I am guessing that perhaps we would need to "repair" the Windows
    >installation. Offhand, I am not sure how to do this and I think that it
    >will most likely attempt to overwrite the MBR part of the first disk.
    >This is not necessarily a huge problem in that a quick linux rescue
    >followed by a grub re-installation of the first stage bootloader can
    >correct the damage potentially done by the Windows repair....
    >
    ><snip>
    >
    >
    >
    >>One key question is, does grub require that I make hdb5 bootable?
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >So to speak. GRUB is passing control to the NTLDR and BOOT.INI files.
    >Remember that they are hidden/system files usually, so depending on how
    >you tried to locate them might be why you did not see them (probably a
    >pipe dream)???
    >
    >
    I used the 'search for files' applet and turned on the hidden files option.

    >I think at this stage you may be looking to get some advice on how to
    >repair the Windows partition unless someone else wants to jump in with
    >advice on that side....
    >
    >
    >
    Agreed.

    >--Rob
    >
    >
    >
    Thanks again.
    -nat 

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