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Hi I'm am new to this forum. I have a big problem. I have Windows xp and installed fedora 16 to daul boot with, but windows xp doesn't show up in the grub menu. Does anybody know to fix this?
Why don't we just take the OP at his/her word, and assume XP was on the box and F16 got installed. @Devinnavarro15, from a terminal run these commands and post all the output (you'll need to enter the root password each time)
Code:
su -c "parted -l"
su -c "cat /boot/grub2/grub.cfg"
Last edited by syg00; 02-06-2012 at 04:24 PM.
Reason: added su -c ...
I am completely new to Linux(just looked into it last week), and when I read that it was open source and free, I decided to try it out. I thought I could setup a dual boot system,being I have a LOT of experience using Windows, but I had no idea that linux used grub, or even what grub was. I just erased the Linux Fedora partitions and I'am going to start from scratch(Windows XP is still installed), so I'd like a little input.
1. What is the "dd" method?
2. Could anyone please refer me to a guide that works(tested)?
P.S. I'm also considering ubuntu 11.10. Could you refer me to a working dual boot install guide?
Last edited by Devinnavarro15; 02-07-2012 at 11:02 PM.
When you get ubuntu installed and windows working again, if you have problems with ubuntu be patient, stay with it and post the problems here in the forums.
Last edited by Larry Webb; 02-08-2012 at 04:06 AM.
I have win xp pro and Fedora 13. You must install xp first then linux last, if you do the reverse then you will get problems because xp will erase the boot_loader and you will not see linux.
So assuming you followed the sequence i have given. In installing linux accept installing grub or the boot_loader, after a fresh install check the contents of this file.
Quote:
#cat /boot/grub/grub.conf
or
#cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
In the bottom of the code you will see the word "other" which stands for the other OS ie win xp you can change it to what you want. But be careful when editing this file you might lock yourself out.
Last edited by clocker; 02-08-2012 at 08:04 AM.
Reason: missing text
Hey guys I have a little problem. Ubuntu will not install. It says it cannot mount /dev/loop0/squash???. I'm installing from a Live USB drive. Could someone help?
Here's the exact error message-
BusyBox vX.XX.X(Ubuntu X:X.X.X-XXXXXX) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.
(initramfs) mount: mounting /dev/loop0 on //filesystem.squashfs failed: Input/output error
Can not mount /dev/loop0 (/cdrom/casper/filesystem.squashfs) on //filesystem.squashfs
Last edited by Devinnavarro15; 02-08-2012 at 12:19 PM.
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