Re: No GRUB loading on a 2 HD system

From: bill (wfkidd_at_earthlink.net)
Date: 07/30/05

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    danneye wrote:
    > This is the configuration:
    > hda is XP (no partitions)
    > hdb is Fedora (no partitions)
    >
    > GRUB expected to be loaded on /dev/hda
    >
    > Standard (checked) is Fedora Core on /dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
    > Other (unchecked) on /dev/hda1
    >
    > Password and Advanced start program alternatives are unchecked
    >
    > MBR on dev/hda (checked)
    > unchecked are dev/hdb1 and Force LBA32
    >
    > Disappointing result is that the BRUB Loader doesn't work,
    > I get only the XP...
    >
    > I've got a tip to change HDs so prime is Fedora and slave is XP.
    > What do you think of that?
    > Best Regards,
    > Dan
    >
    Well, believe it or not, you do have partitions on hda and on hdb. You
    say so yourself above. /dev/hda1 is the first partition on /dev/hda! hda
    is your master hardrive and hdb is your slave drive. I don't believe
    grub is installed on hda. ntloader is on hda. You should go into fdisk
    and deactivate the active boot partition on hda. Then you should check
    hdb to see what partition is the active boot partition. If it appears
    correct, reboot. You can always use a boot disk to change the active
    boot partitions back the way they were...

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