Re: GRUB fails to load OS

roger@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Seems to me it should be an easy task to create a bootloader...
>
> I have Fedore Core co-residing on a machine with Windows XP.
>
> Drive 0 -> Windows only
> Drive 1 -> Windows only
> Drive 2 -> Linux only (250 GB Maxtor Drive)
>
> I can set my bios to boot from any drive I choose. After installing
> Fedore Core and having GRUB loaded onto the boot sector of Drive 2, I
> set the bios to boot from Drive2.
> I only get the msg GRUB and it hangs there.

Here's your problem, it's not the bootloader............

> Windows is loadable when I return to bios and change to Drive0,
> everything ok there.
>
> What's up with this cheesy boot loader ?

Nothing it's your cheesy method of installation and then using the BIOS to
select booting from 'Drive 2', this is fixable.

Set your BIOS to boot the exact same way it was when you installed Fedora
Core and have the Installation CD/DVD already inserted in the drive. When
the Fedora installation screen is displayed type 'linux rescue' without the
quotes. Read the on-screen messages and answer a few questions, pay
attention to the on-screen message abiut using 'chroot' and '/mnt/sysimage'
and follow the instructions. When ready type;

grub-install --recheck /dev/hda

You can also set the BIOS to boot to 'Drive 2' and do the same steps as
above, but you need to change the grub-install line to match what your
'Drive 2' really is in Linux terms (maybe /dev/hdc or /dev/hda ?????) with
this BIOS configuration.


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