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dual boot question

Hi,

I have installed windows on hda and linux on hdb and configured grub.conf to ask for a option to boot, but it is just going to windows. Am I missing some thing here? windows file system format is NTFS. Any help would be appricated.

Thank You

Where did you install the Linux bootloader (GRUB)? If you put it on hdb, then it will never be seen. (Except by changing the boot order in the BIOS.)

Also, tell us what Linux and the order in which you installed things.

There is an article on booting at my site--link below.

I had Fdorecore 5 and XP together running on my last system install,here is how i did it, hope it helps

Code:

winxp and fc 5 dual boot problem



Run the FC5 rescue



follow steps untill shell



chroot /mnt/sysimage



Let's try two things. i have been reading up on a possible bug in Grub and fedora.



After you chroot /mnt/sysimage, try running;



grub-install --recheck /dev/hda



If that does not work once you reboot (it does not give you the grub menu on reboot), then do the same (get into chroot) and try typing in at the prompt;



grub

At this point you will get a shell with a >



Type;



>root (hd1,0)

>setup (hd0)

>quit



Reboot at this point <ctrl> <alt> <del>