OK, thanks!
Yes, I would like the information to get Windows XP running after installing GRUB on the MBR.
Side note: I have a Ubuntu Linux installation the was installed on a XP box. I followed the following instructions, both boot options, Linux and XP were available choices.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Install GRUB on the first sector of the /boot partition. DO NOT INSTALL IT ON THE MBR!. If you are performing the Red Hat installation, for the "Boot Loader Installation" screen: a.. Select "Use GRUB as the boot loader" b.. Select Install Boot Loader record on "...First sector of boot partition". c.. After finishing the Red Hat installation, reboot into Linux. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I thought the same procedure would work, because the CentOS Installation gave me the choice of where to install GRUB using the "Advanced" setting.
Note: the information above is from this link:
http://www.geocities.com/epark/linux/grub-w2k-HOWTO.html
Thanks, David
----- Original Message ----- From: "duffmckagan" mckagan@gmail.com To: "CentOS mailing list" centos@centos.org Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 9:16 AM Subject: Re: [CentOS] Need Dual Boot Installation Help
On 8/12/05, David Evennou de@data-masters.com wrote:
I installed GRUB to the MBR on a previous installation, and that wiped
out
the XP boot capability. Yes, /dev/hda2 is the CentOS boot partition.
Thanks, David
If your Windows XP Partions are formatted as NTFS, then Cent OS can't detect it. (The Cent OS kernel lacks NTFS modules.) So, the final result is that you can't boot to windows XP, but cent OS works fine. (I can provide you some more information on this, if you are willing to do
it.)
Moreover, you can still get that GRUB installed to the MBR, then get the Cent OS working, and then patch the Kernel to include NTFS Modules. Then add the required lines to the /boot/grub/menu.lst file and get windows working. (I can provide you some more information on this, if you are willing to do
it.)
I am sorry, cuz I don't know how to use the /boot partition properly. I mean, I am not aware how to make the /boot partition to work, by installing GRUB on it.
----- Original Message ----- From: "duffmckagan" mckagan@gmail.com To: "CentOS mailing list" centos@centos.org Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 9:05 AM Subject: Re: [CentOS] Need Dual Boot Installation Help
On 8/11/05, David Evennou de@data-masters.com wrote:
During CentOS 4.1 Installation, I selected Advanced->GRUB Boot Loader->Install to /dev/hda2. (the /dev/hda1 partition as XP on it)
After reboot, I still only get XP booted and no choices for CentOS
Linux.
I tried GRUB-INSTALL /dev/hda2 at the boot prompt, but that does not execute.
What am I missing?
TIA, David
You can try installing GRUB to the MBR.
Moreover have you partitioned your system as /dev/hda2 as the /boot
partition?
if yes, then there is a different method for dual booting.
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