hi guys, I have a problem installing grub on my hdd. I installed fc4 on my computer, updated it using yum and then installled windows xp home sp2 on a different partition. windows xp overwrote MBR. so I boot the system using fc4 rescue cd and tried to install grub using 'grub-install /dev/hda'
the system just sits there forever and doesnt do anything,doesnt come back to the prompt again. I have done the same thing many times with redhat 9 and FC2 and never had any problem.

I used that in Slackware 10.2 and it worked fine, but you could do this:
This should run Grub

Sets Grub's root device to the one with the boot directory. (Assumed first partition on first hard disk)

This should setup Grub on the MBR

Quit's Grub


This should work - I think.


Hope that helps.

GRUB and LILO always conflict with Windows. And GNU GRUB is not so robust, causing many problems during boot.

So try GRUB for DOS please. It is a cross-platform boot loader based on GNU GRUB. The GRUB.EXE can be started from DOS/Win9x; and GRLDR can be started from BOOT.INI of Windows NT/2K/XP/2003; and even more, the GRUB.EXE can be started from LINUX via the KEXEC tool.

By using GRUB.EXE or GRLDR, you don't have to touch your MBR. It is the safest way coexisting with DOS/Windows.

You needn't install GRUB for DOS. Just run GRUB.EXE from DOS, or append a line of "C:\GRLDR=START GRUB" into your BOOT.INI(restart and select the "START GRUB" menu item), that will do.

Download GRUB for DOS here: http://freshmeat.net/projects/grub4dos/

There is a fat12grldr.img file with the GRUB for DOS release. You can create a GRUB bootable floppy with this fat12grldr.img file.

Or, you can just copy GRUB.EXE to your DOS floppy and run GRUB.EXE to enter the GRUB environment.

If the system has no DOS/WINDOWS, you may use the bootlace.com utility to write GRLDR boot record onto the MBR.