Hi,
it will be great if anyone could help to resolve my agony trying to have a dual boot for Redhat 9.0 and Windows XP.
The following contains the configuration, setup and other information :
(1) Redhat9.0 is installed in Primary Master (hda) and Windows XP SP2 is installed in Primary Slave (hdb);
(2) Windows XP SP2 has been installed first and later positioned as Slave after a new Master harddisk is installed separately with Redhat subsequently;
(3) GRUB is installed during the LINUX installation and at the MBR of hda
(4) When I select the "DOS" option from the boot up MENU (which I hope to run Windows XP right away), the error message is
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rootnoverify (hd1,0)
chainloader +1
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and the black screen hangs
(5) If I use the CMOS to toggle the boot from hdb, Windows XP runs fine. Likewise, if I select the Redhat option on the Boot MENU, Redhat runs fine.
(6) Currently, the system is setup that CMOS uses hda as the first bootup disk so that the LINUX Boot MENU can be seen
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I would like to ask any expert here for a novice like me with dual boot and moderate knowledge on LINUX and WINDOWS administration. What is the easiest and simplest way for me to get the dual boot runnning without reinstalling WindowsXP or LINUX. I hope the information above is informative enough to have the quick diagnostic approach.
Thanks in advance. Have a nice day.