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  1. Hello again danleff, Well, now I was able to install Grub onto my MBR. What worked for me was doing in linux rescue mode: chroot mnt/sysimage/ /sbin/grub-install --recheck /dev/hda And that was I was able to avoid errors that I have read other having. So after that I went into grub.conf and edited it. I changed the timeout to 50 seconds. But other then that the one big problems I was having was because I have an HP. And with that my /dev/hda1 is tied to the system restore partition on my /dev/hda. So when I tried to boot with the intial grub.conf, which had other tied to: title Restore (I changed it to restore from other) rootnoverify (hd0,0) chainloader +1 and then I made a new one to boot into XP title Windows rootnoverify (hd0,1) chainloader +1 I did that thinking and I had read up that (hd0,1) would be the same as /dev/hda2. Correct me if I am wrong on that pleasee. So from there now, I get to the main menu for grub. and I try to boot from my Windows option, and then the screen goes completely black for a second or 2, and then from there it just goes back to the menu that says Push a button or Windows will be booted in 30 seconds. Being that Windows is what it was named, to avoid any confusion there. So basically I was wondering did I mess something up earlier? Because I believe that I had the code set right to boot from my second partition on hd0/hda. If you want to see my full grub.conf let me know, and if you know an easier way to see it besides having to go into linux rescue please let me know. Thanks for your time once again, and I eagerly await your answer to my question. Because I have put a lot of time into this so far, and I feel that I am almost done hopefully. So thats exciting in itself.!! Thanks Again! *** One quick edit, with the current setup I am able to boot in my system restore and FC5, just not Windows. Thanks again! And already moore questions hehe. So I just booted into FC5, and when I did, it takes me to what looks like a dos screen that says in all text: Fedora Core release 5 (Bordeaux) Kernel 2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp on an i686 localhost login: So I belive my next question is how to I get into the GUI from here. I know that from here I need to login under the root user name. Or so is my guess. But I suppose I am just asking, what should I do from there? Thanks again for your time and help!!! And yet again it continues!! So I reinstalled FC5 with all most of just the default settings, because I was finally able to get to the grub screen. So I reinstalled this time with out using linux text like I had before, and followed the things I said above, and I still can't boot into windows. But now when I load into FC5 I get the graphical interface, but it hangs when its at the part for probing for new hardware. Sorry I know this is long and a little scrambled. But I just want to keep up[censored] stuff step by step for the most part just to help out. Thanks again for all your help from before.! [Edited by pjcunnin on 2006-06-01 01:07:27]
  2. Ok, I have made more progress since my last post. I found my windows cd. and was able to restore to my original MBR. Which is good, so I believe I just have one question left to ask, with FC5, how do I tell it to install /boot on my hda. Is it under the review and edit partiotion tab. I think I was able to manuever myself back to basically a new fresh start. So I just want to make sure I install the /boot in the right place this time. Heh. Thanks for all your help so far. My computer is composed 3.2ghz intel pentium 4 160 gig hd and a 40 gig hd 1 gig of ram. and a ati x800 all in wonder vid card Oh and its windows xp, with sp2 and my 160 hd has windows and all that crap on it while I want to put FC5 on my 40 gig. Ya ok, I know exactly where I am at. And I just now need to know the right way to install FC5 for dual booting. So if you could explain how to update my MBR, or install grub onto hda, while installing FC5 on hdb. That would be great, or if anyone can link a site that explains, if you already have done so before. Thanks for all the help.! I just ran /sbin/fdisk -l just to check things, and I forget to mention, I have an HP and instead of having disks, there is a partition that came with the computer, used for restore, and I believe that is from my hda. So I will post below what i get from fdisk. Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 1 765 #of blocks b W95 FAT32 /dev/hda2 * 766 20672 big # 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/hdb1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux /dev/hdb2 14 4866 big # 8e Linux LVM Where hda is my 160gig and my hdb is my 40 gig I know the formatting for above is poor so bear with me on that please. Basically the * for boot is under /dev/hda2 and /dev/hdb1 hopefully that helps some, becuase the lack of space throws of the formatting.
  3. Ok, I have made a little progress. I reinstalled Ubuntu, and overrided everything on my hba. So I know longer get that error, and I can load into Ubuntu, and Windows with no problem. So now, how can I uninstall Ubuntu and remove the GRUB, so I can start over?
  4. I might have a disc floating around somewhere. Is there not a way to install grub onto hda? And I didn't except most the default options. In fact when I intalled FC5, I never got a message about installing a boot loader, that could be because a boot loader was already installed. However, when I load the FC5 disk back in and get to the choice to Install or Update, it then takes me to place were is says Grub was already found on hda. Would you like to update the boot driver, Not install, Or install a new boot driver. But from there everytime I try to install a new boot driver I get the message that there is no kernel loaded, just like the message that someone posted above me. And when I try to update Grub on hda, it says installing boot record, and then it says congratualtions the installation was complete. So I finish that and try to reboot. And I still get the same grub error. My screen says this. GRUB Loading stage1.5. GRUB loading, please wait... Error 15 So I guess my question is there a way to transfer Grub over to hda and replace it? I was looking around and what other said, and I got into the linux rescue: and was able to get into /boot using chroot /mnt/sysimage and I did find Grub there. I also looked at where you gave it the comman grub-install, but I coulndt get that to work either. Another problem I have is when I run the graphical install, is the menu doesnt fight right on my screen, and I cant see everything, so I had to study all the windows, to know how many things I have to tab target through. Heh. If you know an easy fix for that. That would be helpful as well. As well I didn't accecpt the normal partition, I wanted to format my drive when I installed so I used Remove Linux and anything from the disk. But when I installed FC5 I never got a menu optioning to install FC5, and the first time I installed in text mode, due to the graphic version sizing. Is there maybe anyway that you could reinstall FC5 and tell it to install to the MBR on hda and replace it? Another thing, I also changed the boot order, to boot from hdb first, and when I do that I get the error that No OS found. I was reading up and I might try to see where Grub is installed on hdb, where its on the MBR or if its in some partition. However, since I get that kernel error I am not sure if that will work either. But I guess at the moment its worth a shot. Sorry I know theres a few questions in there, and I am more then willing to answer more questions that you want to know. Thank you for your help in advance. [Edited by pjcunnin on 2006-05-26 19:35:59]
  5. danleff, I am having a problem with this as well, I am not sure if this is the right topic to ask it under, but I am not sure where else to do it. I downloaded 3 versions of FC5, and they all didn't install. So I talked to a few friends and they told me to try Ubuntu, but it didn't contain all the C stuff that I wanted, to get easily, so I installed Grub on that, and I just straight installed FC5 over it once I got a working DVD iso. So I have 2 HDs, and the MBR is on my HD with windows on it, and FC5 is on my other HD. But now when I go to start my computer I get a message from Grub, and then my machine hangs. They only way to access my computer that I have found so far was with FC5 rescue. Any ideas on what I need to due to fix my MBR. I have tried many times to look through installing a new boot record, but everytime I do it it won't change anything becuase there was nothing new done with the kernel. Pleasee anyone give any help you can. Becuase at the moment my computer isn't working. lol. Thanks in advance.
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