[help] configuring grub on fedora 8

edgartech · 02-22-2008, 07:18 PM

hello, i have windows xp and fedora 8 dual boot... my question is, how can i configure grub so i can load to windows??... thankz

rayfordj · 02-22-2008, 07:21 PM

you'll want to use the rootnoverify and chainloader options

i've not done it in a while so it may not be 100% off the top of my head but...

Code:

title Windows XP
     rootnoverify (hd0,2)
     chainloader +1

assuming hd0,2 is the partition (sda3 or hda3) with Windows so you'll need to insert the correct value for your installation.

edgartech · 02-22-2008, 07:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rayfordj

you'll want to use the rootnoverify and chainloader options

i've not done it in a while so it may not be 100% off the top of my head but...

Code:

title Windows XP
     rootnoverify (hd0,2)
     chainloader +1

assuming hd0,2 is the partition (sda3 or hda3) with Windows so you'll need to insert the correct value for your installation.

im a n00b how do you use this?

jay73 · 02-22-2008, 07:56 PM

Just edit /boot/grub/menu.lst.From the command line:
su -
gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

Put in the quoted lines (you may need to modify (hd0,2) - if windows is the first partition, then you'd need (hd0,0) instead) under the Fedora entry (remember to leave a blank line between the two).

save and exit.

Phoxis · 03-04-2008, 09:49 AM

you would notice a line "default" in the grub.conf file

Code:

1]open konsole
2]get superuser by typing "su" and providing the password
3]cd /boot/grub
4]kwrite grub.conf

you would notice a line "default" in the grub.conf file

Now see after how many entries is your windows entry.
I mean check the title number (count, on which number you have your windows entry may be titled as "Others" (if you havent changed))

Example:
If you have got two more titles before your windows title then your windows should be the Third Entry

so to boot windows by default make the default value to 2. Because the 1st entry is considered the Zero th entry.
so make it "default=2"
and save.

Please respond if it helped and, if you did not understand anything, please say, and please let us see your grub.conf file