un-dual boot XP & FC2 - 2 harddrives

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Mi, den 01.09.2004 schrieb kate um 1:02:

> un-dual boot XP & FC2
> How do I correct the boot procedure?
> 
> Neither will boot separately. How do I fix this?
> 
> BACKGROUND
> I have 2 hardrives. hda is XP, and hdb is FC2, managed
> by Grub. I want to separate them. I bought drive
> trays, so when I want FC2, I put in FC2 tray. When I
> want XP, I put in XP tray. RESULT: not dual boot
> system.
> 
> QUESTION
> how do I correct the boot procedure?
> 
> WHAT I'VE TRIED
> I take out hdb (FC2) and boot hda XP only. I get:
> 
> "GRUB hard disk error"

I think the command is called "fixmbr" for WinXP. You should start from
the Windows[tm] CD to run it.

> I place FC2 as primary master and adjust jumper as
> master:
> "
> Booting from CD ROM
> <goes to next line and waits...forever>
> "
> So, I think that I need to re-write a mbr, but I'm out
> of my depth here. Any help appreciated.

Boot with FC2 CD1 into rescue mode and install grub onto the drive. Run
"chroot /mnt/sysimage" and "grub-install /dev/hda".

> Kate

Alexander


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