Boot problem W2k/FC4 -
Lauri
lauri at ruja.ee
Sat Feb 25 13:09:40 UTC 2006
You have probably set the first disk to boot before the second. So
change it from bios and Grub should be displayed.
Lauri
> I have installed Windows 2000/NTFS on /dev/hda and FC4 on /dev/hdb but
> Grub is never displayed, Windows is booted immediately. I've tried
> installing grub in boot and mbr as offered in the installation routine
> with the same result.
>
> I have a CDROM with some utilities on it that permit me to boot the
> computer with some basic Linux functions; I see that fdisk shows both
> drives toggled to "boot." If I toggle the boot designation off on
> /dev/hda FC4 [dev/hdb] displays GRUB on the screen and stops ...
>
> I've installed Windows and Fedora a number of times without encountering
> problems but now I've hit the wall! I don't understand the grub boot
> process well enough to troubleshoot this. I know I've seen similar
> questions asked but searching has been fruitless?
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
> Bob Goodwin, Zuni, Virginia
>
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Lauri Keel
lauri at ruja.ee
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