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03-21-2008, 02:32 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Sep 2006
Location: Canada
Distribution: Fedora
Posts: 17
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Boot loader config issue, updating Fedora 6 to 7, dual-boot machine (XP)
Hi Team:
I'm hoping somebody can help me out with this one.
I have a dual-boot Athlon 64 bit machine, with WinXP Pro and Fedora 6 installed. I am about to upgrade the Fedora release, but I get a message at the start of the process saying, "Due to system changes, your boot loader configuration can not be automatically updated."
I am using grub to select the OS at boot time.
What is the best way to deal with this? I need to make sure I do not trash my ability to boot into Windows as a result of the upgrade.
Can I manually configure grub after the upgrade is complete?
Many thanks for all comments.
Last edited by BurntChips; 03-21-2008 at 03:20 PM.
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03-21-2008, 02:40 PM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Dec 2005
Location: Somewhere on the String
Distribution: Debian Wheezy (x86)
Posts: 6,094
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BurntChips
Can I manually configure grub after the upgrade is complete?
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Yes. I would make a copy of your grub.conf file (or menu.lst, I think Fedora uses grub.conf) somewhere that won't be erased (like a thumb drive). Then after you've upgraded, if it doesn't have a windows menu, you can just add the section from the old grub.conf file to the new one.
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03-21-2008, 05:14 PM
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Registered: Sep 2006
Location: Canada
Distribution: Fedora
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pljvaldez
Yes. I would make a copy of your grub.conf file (or menu.lst, I think Fedora uses grub.conf) somewhere that won't be erased (like a thumb drive). Then after you've upgraded, if it doesn't have a windows menu, you can just add the section from the old grub.conf file to the new one.
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I'm also wondering WHY this error message appears to begin with. Chainloading into WinXP via grub is a typical situation, and that is how my system is set up. I'm wondering if something under WinXP has modified the MBR, thus making it look "changed" to the installer...
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03-21-2008, 05:45 PM
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LQ Veteran
Registered: Aug 2003
Location: Australia
Distribution: Lots ...
Posts: 21,340
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Nothing so esoteric I would think. FC7 would be about the time they went to using labels instead of device names.
No big deal - do the upgrade, fix the config.
(note: I'm not a Fedora user)
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04-16-2008, 02:46 AM
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Registered: Apr 2008
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somebody can tell me about system requirement for installs FC 6 or 7 ?
coz i have computer with AMD athlon 1700,256 RAM,1500Mhz
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04-16-2008, 05:12 AM
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Registered: Mar 2008
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alamsyah just install Fedora 8 on your box, as they are not supporting 7 with updates once 9 comes out (which should be soon). Stick another 256 in your system if you can, ram for that should be really cheap now.
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