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 at gmail.com> To: "CentOS mailing list" <centos at 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 at 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 at gmail.com> > > To: "CentOS mailing list" <centos at 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 at 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > CentOS mailing list > > > > CentOS at centos.org > > > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > "No-one dies a virgin. Life screws everyone." > > > _______________________________________________ > > > CentOS mailing list > > > CentOS at centos.org > > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS at centos.org > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > > > -- > "No-one dies a virgin. Life screws everyone." > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > >