There's no such thing as a stupid question, but they're the easiest to answer.
JoinTour
Login
 
Tag Cloud
access audio avg avg 8 bios blue screen boot bsod computer connection cpu crash css dell desktop dma driver drivers dvd email error excel explorer firefox firefox 3 freeze gimp graphics hard drive hardware hijackthis hjt install internet internet explorer itunes keyboard laptop macro malware monitor motherboard network networking outlook outlook 2003 outlook 2007 outlook express pio problem problems router seo server slow sound sp3 spyware trojan usb video virtumonde virus vista vundo windows windows vista windows xp winxp wireless
UNIX/Linux
Search
Search in:
 
Advanced Search
Tech Support Guy Forums > Operating Systems > UNIX/Linux >
dual boot red hat problem URGENT


HELLO AND WELCOME! Before you can post your question, you'll have to register -- it's completely free! Click here to join today! We highly recommend that you print a copy of our Guide for New Members. Enjoy!

 
Thread Tools
willwill100's Avatar
Junior Member with 9 posts.
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Experience: Intermediate
02-Mar-2006, 12:32 PM #1
Angry dual boot red hat problem URGENT
I have already posted in the XP forum about this but i was informed i would have more luck here.

Ok then, I decided to do a dual boot with XP Home and Red Hat 8. I used Partition Magic 8 to shrink my C drive to about 75% capacity leaving about 15gig for Linux.

All went fine and I proceeded to install Linux, selected auto partitioning and then use existing free space. I chose to have grub installed on the mrb and finished off the install with only one error message occuring:

/boot may not meet booting constraints for your architechture.

I read somewhere that this does not matter so I continued to do the install.

Now when I reboot grub i can choose XP or Red Hat fine; Linux will boot fine but when I choose XP i get the following message:

"rootnoverify (hda0,0)
chainloader +1"

and then

_ (which just flashes forever)

If i leave it to count down and boot up automatically it just goes straight to the flashing line.


The strange thing is that about 1 out of 5 attempts to load XP will be a success, hence I can post this message. I can not do anything on my PC now without fear of not being able to access it again; unless i can fix this problem. Can anyone help?
JohnWill's Avatar
Computer Specs
Moderator with 77,418 posts.
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: South Eastern PA, USA
Experience: Advanced age & experience
02-Mar-2006, 02:15 PM #2
Well, I think the first step is to get it back where it'll boot XP every time, then you can attempt to repair the Linux boot.

Boot from an MS-DOS floppy, you can get an image from www.bootdisk.com, and at the command prompt, type:

FDISK /MBR

GRUB is gone, and XP will boot again.
__________________
Microsoft MVP - User Desktop Experience

If you think experts are expensive, wait until you see what amateurs cost you!

Help me out with some details here, I'm brilliant, not clairvoyant!
willwill100's Avatar
Junior Member with 9 posts.
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Experience: Intermediate
03-Mar-2006, 08:01 AM #3
Ok and then should i try to reinstall linux the same way as i did before(see above) or should i reinstall in a different way to try and avoid the problem??
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off

You Are Using:
Server ID
Advertisements do not imply our endorsement of that product or service.
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:51 AM.
Copyright © 1996 - 2008 TechGuy, Inc. All rights reserved.
Powered by vBulletin, Copyright © 2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.1.0
Powered by Cermak Technologies, Inc.