Boot loader won't find WinXP install

skelbley08 · 02-15-2008, 11:42 AM

Hi, I'm trying to install Red Hat 9 on my computer running WinXP Pro SP2. When I look at the partitions, it recognizes that one of them is a "Win 95 FAT", however when I get to the boot loader configuration, the Windows install isn't showing up.

(From what I've read, it's supposed to.)

Has anyone else had this problem?

Also, I have a laptop with no floppy disk drive, so using a bootable floppy is out of the question.

Thanks!

449 · 02-15-2008, 11:44 AM

You could try messing around with the Super GRUB live cd.

http://supergrub.forjamari.linex.org/?section=download

Mr. ameya sathe · 02-15-2008, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skelbley08

Hi, I'm trying to install Red Hat 9 on my computer running WinXP Pro SP2.

Is there any particular reason behind installing that age-old distribution?

Use Fedora 8(the latest offering from RedHat Inc. supported community driven project) distribution.

ronlau9 · 02-15-2008, 12:47 PM

You said win 95 fat while Winxp should have NTFS as file system
a little bit strange

But may be it does not matter

all the best

lycan · 02-15-2008, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ronlau9

You said win 95 fat while Winxp should have NTFS as file system
a little bit strange

Not necessary, XP can be installed in FAT32 partition.

Quote:

Originally Posted by skelbley08

Hi, I'm trying to install Red Hat 9 on my computer running WinXP Pro SP2. When I look at the partitions, it recognizes that one of them is a "Win 95 FAT", however when I get to the boot loader configuration, the Windows install isn't showing up.

(From what I've read, it's supposed to.)

Has anyone else had this problem?

Also, I have a laptop with no floppy disk drive, so using a bootable floppy is out of the question.

Thanks!

Red Hat Linux 9 is obsolete. If you want to use Red Hat based distro then try Fedora or CentOS.

ronlau9 · 02-16-2008, 02:13 AM

I do know it can be install on fat 32 but at the same the stability reduce
a lot.

all the best

skelbley08 · 02-16-2008, 11:58 PM

Thanks for all of your input! I'm downloading CentOS right now, interested to see how that works/looks/runs. I'm glad to know that there's an active community behind these projects; I'm hoping to learn Linux as well as I know Windows. Thanks again!

AceofSpades19 · 02-17-2008, 12:19 AM

Why is that so many people start out with RH 9 or RH 7.3?, it puzzles the mind

lycan · 02-19-2008, 02:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ronlau9

I do know it can be install on fat 32 but at the same the stability reduce
a lot.

all the best

I am running xp on a fat32 partition from past 4 years without a single formatting. No unstability issue is noticed. It depends how you maintain your system.

skelbley08 · 02-21-2008, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AceofSpades19

Why is that so many people start out with RH 9 or RH 7.3?, it puzzles the mind

I ended up getting the Bible for Red Hat 9 from a friend, and it came with the 3 CD set. Having a slow internet connection, it was just easier for me to use that.