Dual boot problem -

[Bob Goodwin]

Tamer Higazi wrote:

>That does not work... this is the totally WRONG way. You have to install
>grub on the master boot record of /dev/hda!
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>That can be done With the "grub" tool, that comes with the Grand Unified
>Boot Loader, even if it is set up on the wrong harddisks MBR. 
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>Windows will not start! if you change the harddisk start procedure in
>the BIOS. 
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>What linux version are you using?
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Fedora Core 4

>Do you have a CD from where you can
>start Linux to access and to "chown" the bash of the other harddisk?!
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No, I looked with Google but could not find a boot cdrom although I know 
it has
been discussed here.  When I needed one I couldn't find a reference to 
it.  All I
have is the set of four installation disks I bought from a vendor on line.

I tried manipulating the BIOS settings and I know that wont do it.

In the past I installed Windows first and then the Linux installation took
care of the Lilo/Grub installation and it "just worked,"  But not so this
time with Windows 2000 and FC-4!  Obviously I am missing something in
the installation routine but don't know what I'm doing wrong?

Bob

>Tamer
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>Am Freitag, den 15.07.2005, 23:20 +0200 schrieb Benjamin Duehring:
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>>On Friday 15 July 2005 22:01, Bob Goodwin wrote:
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>>>I've installed, reinstalled, repartitioned and reinstalled again but no 
>>>matter what this computer boots only to Widows 2000 and never displays 
>>>Grub for FC-4.  Windows is on /dev/hda [40gig] and FC-4 on /dev/hdb 
>>>[10gig].  The user doesn't really need/want Linux but it will be a 
>>>convenience for me if I can make it work.
>>>
>>>Any suggestions appreciated.
>>>
>>>Thank you.
>>>
>>>Bob G
>>>
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>>Maybe grub has been installed on the master boot record of the second hard disk (hdb). But in the bios the first disk (hda) is selected to boot from.
>>If that's the case, modify your bios and change to boot order (your second hdd at first) or install grub on hda.
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