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Old 12-21-2006   #1 (permalink)
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problem in dual booting between winXP n Linux AS 3 Enterprise edition

Hello everyone...
i m new to this FORUM n new to linux as well ....when i installed Linux on my system as the only OS, it worked perfectly but when i tried to make my system dual boot between WinXP n Linux, on startup just Windows start n no option appers to choose between OSs....ie system is not detecting boot loader @ boot time... windows partition is in /dev/sda1 and it is 33 GB n i installed linux on the remaining free space....WinXP is workinf perfectly fine....i've done everything that made me sense n just couldn't understand wht is actuaaly the prob.....i m using Red hat linux AS3 enterprise edition.....can nebody help???


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you have to re-install GRUB ( boot loader ).
Boot up from Linux installation CD/DVD and execute this code at boot: prompt
Code:
linux rescue
chroot /mnt/sysimage
grub-install /dev/sda
press Ctrl+D two times. machine will reboot....





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