Hi Rick,
Can you post device.map and grub.conf for both of your linux systems to boot
W2K?
I am running 2 linux and 1 w2k systems.
I am having problems to boot w2k from each linux system. Currently I boot
w2k by changing the bios boot sequence as Grub is not working foe=r w2k!
My config:
Hardware Setup:
hda1 - w2k (30gb) (prim mastr) - one w2k partition.
hdb1 - rh8 test version with grub in 1st sector of / partition. (not using
/boot partition) (120 gb) (prim Slave)
hdc2 - rh8 prod version with grub in 1st sector of / partition. (not using
/boot partition) (120 gb) (sec mastr). hdc1 is dos partition.
cd-rw (sec slave)
1. Bios set to boot from hdc2 to boot prod rh8: rh8 boots OK. w2k does not
boot.
device map:
hd0 /dev/hdc << note
hd1 /dev/hda
hd2 /dev/hdb
grub.conf:
rh8: root (hd0,1) works
w2k: what statements I have to use here? What grub created does not work.
Tried many combinations!
2. Bios set to boot from hdb1 to boot test rh8: rh8 boots OK. w2k does not
boot.
device map:
hd0 /dev/hdb << note
hd1 /dev/hda
hd2 /dev/hdb
grub.conf:
rh8: root (hd0,0) works
w2k: what statements I have to use here? What grub created does not work.
Tried many combinations!
3. Bios set to boot from hda1 to boot w2k: w2k boots OK. Do not need
to boot rh8 from this environment.
Works OK.
4. I do not undersatnd the documentation on map statement. What does it do?
After many frustrating trial error the following statements worked for item
1 above to boot W2K. I do not understand the logic why it worked.
(A) (B) << what is A and B. Which one is
root=(hd1,0) used under rh8 booting?
map (hd0,0) (hd1,0)
map (hd1,0) (hd2,0)
map (hd2,1) (hd0,1)
#What each of above map accomplish?
rootnoverify (hd1,0) << points to A or B?
rootnoverify (hd2,0)
#Why no rootnoverify for (hd0,1)?
#what each of above rootnoverify accomplish?
chainloader +1
(Tho it works, am I overkilling with redundant statements?)
5. Trying hard to make item 2 above work! No luck! Need help to understand
the logic of item 4 to continue.
Nathan
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2. Re: dual boot (Rick Forrister)
Message: 2
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2003 09:06:20 -0700
From: Rick Forrister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: dual boot
Organization: Minimal
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 4 Jun 2003 23:09:41 -0700 (PDT)
redhatdaemon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> does anyone know of a good HOWTO on creating a dual boot win2000/redhat
box?
> i've done it before w/ 98, but i just can't seem to get 2000 to work.
My system here has two Linux installs and Windows 2000 on it, runs grub, and
has been fine. Only thing I found necessary is that I had to install Win 2k
first, and be careful about the space it has available to it. To acheive
that, I first partitioned the drive space using a DOS boot disk, then
installed W2K, then started installing Linux.
This works fine if you are installing only (1) linux system and W2K.
Multiple linux installs fall foul of a problem with the Red Hat install
scripts, where the second linux install gets a stanza in grub.conf that is
appropriate for a windows system, not a linux system. I had to manually
edit the grub.conf file to make it all work.
Another alternative is to use Partition Magic/Boot Magic, which I've used
with good success in the past.
rickf
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