GRUB config - Dual Boot, multiple hdds[solved]

[gnuageux]

Hey all. My box at home has got a couple ide hd's. HDA1 = XP, HDB = Gentoo. I used fdisk to create the following partitions on hdb:

hdb1 = boot
hdb2 = swap
hdb3 = root

I went through the rest of the install guide etc, but when I boot my system the grub bootloader doesnt load. When I installed grub I did:
grub> root (hd1,0)
grub> setup (hd1)
It installed fine. (if I boot from the livecd, mount, then chroot in I see that its installed)

My grub.conf looks like:
default 0

timeout 30
splashimage=(hd1,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm
title=G2
root(hd1,0)
kernel(hd1,0)/boot/kernelversion root=/dev/hdb3
initrd(hd1,0)/boot/initrd-kernelversion

title=XP
root (hd0,5)
chainloader (hd0,5) +1

But like I said when i boot the box it boots directly to xp. Am I missing something totally obvious here? (I've never had a need to dual boot, so this is my 1st stab at it, bear with me)

Wondering if anyone with a similiar setup can post their grub.conf so I can compare / modify mine.

Thanks!

[brodzky]

I think you've installed grub on hdb and booting from hda.

grub> setup (hd1)

It installs grub on hdb's MBR

title=XP
root (hd0,5)

So you are booting from hda.

[gnuageux]

Got it working, thx.

[steveoffthehook]

I think you've installed grub on hdb and booting from hda.

grub> setup (hd1)

It installs grub on hdb's MBR

title=XP
root (hd0,5)

So you are booting from hda.

Ok.

So what will happen if BOTH hard drives have a boot partition ???

I'm using DreamLinux 2.2 and Windows Vista 6.0 on anew Dell E 521....

Feed back would be great, I know very little about computers.

Thank You...

[oz]

Hi, steveoffthehook

Please start a new thread describing your computer problem. This thread is already over 3 years old and too old to be bringing back to the top.

Sorry for any inconvenience...

oz