red hat 8 windows XP

sunnje · 01-17-2003, 06:19 AM

Hei everyone!
I try to install red hat 8 and have already installed windows XP. I partitioned with Partition Magic so that I have 12 GB free space. When I run Red Hat and try to make linux partitions I get the message 'cannot allocate cylinder based partitions as primary partition'. First I thougth maybe Linux needs some boot space in the beginning and moved the Windows partition further to the end, but that didn't work either.

oulevon · 01-17-2003, 10:06 AM

What does your partition table look like? Do you have any extended partitions?

claeseke · 01-17-2003, 03:34 PM

Hi,

I suggest that you delete that partition and make your linux partitions with disk druid (during the installation of RH).

Simpel and good solution if you ask me.

greetz,

Claeseke

sunnje · 01-17-2003, 03:42 PM

Hei again. I finally solved the problem by predefining the partitions as primary partitions for linux with Partitions Magic. DiscDruid didn't help, but thanks anyway.

sunnje · 01-17-2003, 03:46 PM

Now that I installed Linux I cannot boot Windows again.I don't get any choices which OS to boot and from Linux I cannot access grub (permission denied). Does anyone have any ideas what to do?

deadbug · 01-17-2003, 04:24 PM

Read this and do what it says:

http://www.redhat.com/advice/tips/dualboot.html

sunnje · 01-17-2003, 05:10 PM

yes, I would like to try, but even if I am logged in as the root user and type /boot/grub/grub.conf I get the message 'permission denied'

deadbug · 01-17-2003, 05:13 PM

You should be typing: /etc/grub/grub.conf

sunnje · 01-17-2003, 05:14 PM

then it says 'no such file or directory'

deadbug · 01-17-2003, 05:24 PM

okay, try /etc/grub.conf

sunnje · 01-17-2003, 05:27 PM

that is really strange, or maybe I am just know too little: there is the grub.conf file at /boot/grub/grub.conf and I can go to directory /boot/grub but then it tells me there is no file grub.conf ??

deadbug · 01-17-2003, 05:43 PM

Bottom line is that you have found it.

sunnje · 01-17-2003, 05:48 PM

æh, yes I've found it but I don't know how to enter and perform it....

deadbug · 01-17-2003, 06:13 PM

use pico.

pico /boot/grub/grub.conf

sunnje · 01-18-2003, 08:01 AM

I really appreciate your help! Now my grub.conf fie looks like this:

title Red Hat
root (hd0,1)
kernel.......
initrd.........

title Windows XP
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

I have linux Windows on the first partition, linux /boot on the second, linux / on the 3rd and swap on the 4th.
when I boot I get
boot:
if I type linux or do nothing it starts linux but if I type windows I get the message 'cannot identify kernel windows'