rh 7.3 dual boot with winxp
 

just installed rh7.3 in hde1
and enter linux rescue and did this
"dd if=/dev/hde1 bs=512 count=1 of=linux_bs.bin"

then place the linux_bs.bin in my D: dir.
and edit my boot loader
[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(1)\WINNT="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /fastdetect
d:\linux_bs.bin="Red Hat Linux"

but i can't load rh7.3
got this error msg "windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: <windows root>\system32\hal.dll.
please reinstall a copy of the above file"

anyone pls help.......:newbie: :Pengy:

is the dll on your system in the system32 folder?

I would use lilo on the MBR. Just a suggestion.

the error happened when i choose the linux option.:(
no error when loading winxp.

I'm with Dave here--I used grub instead of Lilo in the MBR. But remember to give Windows XP a title like "Windows XP" during the grub setup in RH install. Mine boots Windows XP and RH7.3 perfectly.

Michael

I'm a real newbie and and am kinda having the same problem. I am trying to install RH 7.3 and XP to dual boot. I have XP installed on one HD and I installed RH 7.3 on a seperate HD. I installed LILO on the /boot partion of my linux drive but when I restart, XP starts up and nothing else. My questions is if I install the LILO to the MBR do you think I would have any problems booting XP, or is there a better way to dual boot?

Thanks in advance.

Tim-

no problems at all.

XP boot from /dev/hda1

/etc/lilo.conf for windows and Linux, change the linux device as needed

boot=/dev/hda
prompt
timeout=150
lba32
compact
menu-title="linux"
image=/vmlinuz
label=linux
root=/dev/hdb1
read-only
vga=791
other=/dev/hda1
label=Windows
table=/dev/hda

Thanks, I'll give it a shot tonight and see how it goes.

Tim-

one thing about redhat, the image is /boot/vmlinuz not /vmlinuz

David, Thanks

I got LILO working, XP loads fine but when I try and boot RH it stops in the middle of loading. The last thing it loads before it stops is
Initilizing USB Controller (ehci-hcd) [ OK ]

After that it's just dead and I have to reboot.

Any help or ideas would be great.

Tim-

does it boot with your boot disk?

No, it still hangs in the same place.

Tim-

hit tab on the lilo prompt you may need to hit ctrl+x first to exit menu screen if it's setup that way.


then type

linux single

and enter

then you can probably boot into the system and try to see what's wrong by running init 3 and check the logs and console for errors

When I typed in "linux single" (is that what i was supposed to type?) I got an error message of some sort. Then hit tab and typed in the name for my linux boot and it still froze at the same place.

substitute the label of linux for "linux"

linux-2.4 single


whatever the list shows when you hit tab

I tried booting that way and it still locked up at the same place.

Should I try and reinstall?

I installed from the same cd's to a seperate box and it worked fine.

Tim-