On Tue, 2008-07-22 at 10:45 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote: > SALMAN AHMED wrote: > > I installed Fedora 7 sucessfully and using it very well , but after I > > installed windows XP boot loader options for FC7 disappered, although > > linux drives are still present as it is. Also on windows xp I have already > > activated list of operating systems visible for 20 seconds. But it did not > > work. should I have to install FC7 again. Please give opinion/recommendataions. > > Windows assumes it owns the system and will overwrite any existing boot > loader when it installs (the arrogance of that still astonishes me). > For that reason, if you're ever going to have a dual-boot system install > Winblows FIRST, reserving unused disk space for the Linux installation. > You can then install Linux in the unused disk area. Linux does > recognize that there are other OSes on the disk and will make > allowances. > > However, to get past your problem: > > 1. Boot from the Linux CD/DVD in recovery mode (enter "linux recover" > at the "boot:" prompt from the CD/DVD). > > 2. At the shell prompt, enter "chroot /mnt/sysimage" > > 3. At the next shell prompt, enter "grub-install /dev/hda" (or use > "/dev/sda" or whatever your boot drive is). > > 4. Enter "exit" to exit the chroot environment. > > 5. Enter "exit" a second time to reboot the system. > > 6. Pop the CD/DVD out and let the system reboot. Grub should appear > again. > > Note that you may not have an entry for the Windows boot in grub. If > not, boot in Linux and edit the /boot/grub/grub.conf file. Add the > following lines to the END of that file: > > title Windows > rootnoverify (hd0,0) > chainloader +1 > > You need to change the ",0" part of "(hd0,0)" to reflect which > partition the Windows system uses on the drive. If it's the > third partition, then it's "(hd0,2)" (partitions are numbered > from 0 in grub, NOT 1). ---- it is worth noting that it is entirely possible to boot Linux by editing C:\boot.ini as well. Many examples of this are available by searching via Google. Craig -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
