Re: Fedora Core 2/Windows XP dual boot: selecting Linux doesn't work

Eric Moors wrote:

> > * grub is installed on the /root partition, which is the first
> > partition on hdc: hdc1, or (hd1,0) in grub notation.
>
> I suppose you mean /boot instead of /root here.

Of course. That was a typo, sorry.

> > * I run "grub-install /dev/hdc1".
>
> AFAICT from the grub-install documentation this should put the proper files
> on your /boot partition. Could you check that the grub loaders are updated
> properly ( probably /boot/grub/* )

All those stage1, stage2 etc. files in /boot/grub/ are
rewritten/updated when I run grub-install. At least, their
last-modified time changes.

> > Now when I boot the machine, and choose "Linux", I get a black screen
> > with the word "GRUB" in the upper left corner, followed by a blinking
> > cursor. Nothing else happens...
>
> Great. And this is exactly why I still prefer lilo.
> It either complains during install or it just works :-)

I guess I'll have a look at it. If it works, than I'll be glad to
switch to lilo.

--
Garmt de Vries.

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