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On my 1st hard disk is WINXP pro installed
On my 2nd hard disk i got 2 partitions, and I installed linux redhat enterprise as v4 on the 2nd partition.
I have the 4CD version of linux.
I selected GRUB boot loader at the installation and selected linux as the standard default operating system to startup.(installation did not ask for LILO configuration and i dont see a LILO options while i boot)
But it does not load linux, it loads MS WINDOWS XP PRO. Maybe i havent put the boot loader into Master Boot Record? how will I do that?
O I have seen this before. Gosh I wish I could tell you. I am so Gnome. I am so very interested in seeing a reply to your topic.
Ashley;
This is not useful--please do not post unless you can add something--even if only to seek clarification.
Junkano;
From the description, I am guessing that you put grub on the mbr of the 2nd drive, or perhaps on the boot sector of the new Linux partition. syg00's suggestion will help us figure out which.
You can also try booting from the Linux install CD and either booting the HD installation from there, or simply doing ctrl-alt-F1 to get to a terminal.
Once you get to a Linux terminal, you install grub like so: (This assumes 2 IDE/PATA drives with Linux on drive 2, partition 2, AND no separate /boot partition. If your setup is different, please describe)
Ashley;
This is not useful--please do not post unless you can add something--even if only to seek clarification.
Junkano;
From the description, I am guessing that you put grub on the mbr of the 2nd drive, or perhaps on the boot sector of the new Linux partition. syg00's suggestion will help us figure out which.
You can also try booting from the Linux install CD and either booting the HD installation from there, or simply doing ctrl-alt-F1 to get to a terminal.
Once you get to a Linux terminal, you install grub like so: (This assumes 2 IDE/PATA drives with Linux on drive 2, partition 2, AND no separate /boot partition. If your setup is different, please describe)
"Boot Failure
Reboot and Select proper boot device
or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device
Press any key when ready"
That means that the BIOS cannot find boot code on that drive.
You can still try what I suggested, but it may be easier to simply re-install Linux. First, reset the BIOS and verify that it is booting the first drive. Then, during the install, be sure that grub goes on the mbr of the first drive (not on a boot sector of a partition). If it is not obvious what it is going to do, then see if there is an option to put grub on a floppy.
Finally, please tell us what distribution you are using. (You mention a 4-CD set, but if you do reinstall, only install the minimum. You can always add things later.)
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