Bob Goodwin wrote:
Tim wrote:
> Just quoting the salient points:
>
> Bob Goodwin wrote:
>
>>>> XP Home is already installed and I have no way to reinstall it, no
>>>> o/s
>>>> CD's are provided.
>>>>
>
>
> Tim:
>
>>> If you want to keep the XP installation as-is, and the Linux
>>> completely
>>> separate, I'd consider:
>>> 2. Modifying the XP bootloader menu so that *it* is used to boot
>>> itself, or Linux.
>>> 3. Copying a file copy of the Linux bootblock onto the XP
>>> drive for
>>> that XP bootloader to work with.
>>>
>
>
> Aaron Konstam:
>
>> Thhis used to be the wqay to do it in the RedHat Linux days. But for a
>> long time under Fedora grub does the job without any extra effort.
>>
>
> Ordinarily, I'd use GRUB to handle booting, too. But the original
> poster mentioned not having any Windows install discs. It seems prudent
> to avoid altering the Windows installation in that situation.
> Especially if one isn't familiar with fixing things up, after a problem,
> the hard way.
>
Prudent or not, the installation is now running with Grub and boot on
the mbr.
If I break something I'll have to fix it somehow?
So far things have gone smoothly, there was physical space for the drive
and I was able to set bios to recognize the new second drive. Hopefully
the rest will go as uneventfully ...
Bob Goodwin
I have installed fc5 from the dvd twice now to be certain I've done
things correctly. I believe I have.
The fc5 install is on the second drive, /dev/sdb. XP is factory [Dell]
installed and I have no install disk. XP is of little importance to me
but I would like to retain it is possible. Both drives are 80G.
It should boot Linux from the mbr, /dev/sda on which XP resides, grub
is installed with FC5 designated as the default, but I never see a grub
display at turn on, it simply boots XP right off without offering any
alternative.
What am I doing wrong?
BobG