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Old 01-28-2006, 06:40 PM   #1
marksoccer105
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Fedora Core 4 64 bit w/ Windows XP


I am new to linux and I was planning to install Fedora Core 4 64-bit on my 40gb W/D hd which I have set up as a slave. I have a Maxtor 120gb as my master running windows XP. I downloaded FC4-x86_64-DVD.iso and burned it to a dvd. Then I booted the dvd and ran the install, I said to install it on the W/D and remove all previous partitions. Then after going through the install it said the install was complete, to remove the disk and reboot. I did this and then tried booting off the W/D, it said "ntldr missing." I thought that error was a windows thing. Is there something I have done wrong? When I boot off the maxtor it doesn't give me an os choice and boots right to xp no matter if I hit f8 or not (if I hit f8 it gives me safe mode...etc choices). In windows the W/D hd appears to be unused, says its format is RAW and has about 100% free space. Any help would be greatly appreciated, probably just something I've done bein a linux noob.
 
Old 01-29-2006, 08:33 AM   #2
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Well first of all xp has no ideal what a ext3 partition is.
And second, to get your boot loader setup on hda track 0 which is the first drive in the computer,
1. Put your #1 DVD Fedora disk in the cdrom and it will boot off that, at the boot: prompt type in linux rescue and follow the instructions.
2. when it gets to a point where it tells you to type in sh-3.1# chroot /mnt/sysimage , do so and you will get another prompt sh-3.1#, there you type in grub-install /dev/hda after it comes back to the prompt again, providing you didn't get a error, type in, exit and reset your computer and take cd out of drive
3.After rebooting you will get a blue screen (no not the blue screen of death) that shows the linux kernel version, if you want to go into Xp hit the enter key fast and you will get another blue screen and you down arrow to "other" and hit enter key again.
4. If you want to go into Linux at the first blue screen don't hit enter key and it will auto boot into Linux.

LOL
Jim

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Old 02-02-2006, 01:39 PM   #3
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Jim --

Thanks for the tip.
I had just upgraded from FC2 to FC4 yesterday and all I had was the "grub" command line.
Your tip saved the day and got me up and running.

LQ is great!

-- John
 
Old 02-03-2006, 09:19 PM   #4
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thanx for the tips
 
  


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