grub frozen (dual boot)
 

all, i have a dual boot machine win xp + rh 9

keeping ntldr on the mbr

boot.ini file will point to linux.bin (/boot)

for some reason it remains frozen at GRUB (black screen) when i choose linux from menu on startup.

I should probably recreate linux. bin.

however, when I run Linux in rescue mode, i complete the DF command, and there is no /boot SHOWING UP! I also chroot /mnt/sysimage


any ideaS? I am stuck

The only method to use the XP/NT bootloader to access Linux is somehow different:
http://support.novell.com/cgi-bin/se...l_grub_nt.html

The problem in your method I would see in the ability of windows to access /boot, since windows does not read Linux filesystems. The method described on the SUSE webpage has a copy of the grub bootloader on the windows partition, which then accesses the Linux filesystem. Maybe you could try that.

I've already completed the dual boot setup. My problem that is I am currently now in Linux rescue mode, and I do not know where the boot partition is located because nothing is mounted on /boot.

i want to recreate my linux.bin file but cant do this because do not kow where boot partition is...

dd if="DONT know device" of=/osshare/linux.bin bs=512 count=1

when i run a DF in rescue mode, nothing is mounted on BOOT


help?