[SOLVED] Remove Fedora grub, so windows can boot first in triple boot?

[amit_27]

I've set up a triple boot xp, vista, and fedora 10. The problem is that I want to remove Fedora grub, so the bios can give me all 3 choices to boot from, be it xp, vista or fedora. At the moment fedora grub boots, from there i am able to choose other operating systems. But I want to use windows boot loader, from there i would like to have windows give me the choice of different OS's to boot from.Thanksssss!!!!!!!!!

[devils casper]

Hi and Welcome !

Fedora's Boot Loader, GRUB is much better than Windows Boot Loader. Why do you want to use Windows Boot Loader?

Its really easy to remove Fedora's GRUB and re-install Windows Boot Loader but we have to check a few settings first.

Which OS did you install first? Did you setup dual boot between Windows OSes before installating Fedora?

[amit_27]

Thank you for such a quick response!!!!

The first OS I installed was XP, then Vista and then Fedora. The reason I want windows boot loader is because I want XP to be the primary OS. Because by default Fedora is the first OS that loads on my system, unless I push Esc, and choose xp.

But if I can make XP the primary OS using fedora grub I would love to. And where and how would I download the Fedora recovery disc in case I need to fix the grub.

And yes I did set up a dual boot with XP and Vista before wanting to learn Linux Fedora.

Thankssss once again!!

[devils casper]

You have set Windows XP/Vista dual boot before Fedora Installation. GRUB can't boot XP/Vista directly. In your setup, GRUB Menu gives options to boot up Fedora or call Windows Boot Loader. Windows Boot Loader gives you choice to boot up either Windows XP or Vista.
You can configure GRUB to call Windows Boot Loader by default but you have select Windows XP or Vista there manually.

You have to edit Windows Boot Loader's conf file to set Windows XP as default OS.

Post the contents of /boot/grub/grub.conf file of Fedora.

[amit_27]

ok sounds great, how would I configure GRUB to call Windows Boot Loader by default???

At the moment XP is the default OS in windows.

And how do I post the contents of /boot/grub/grub.conf file of Fedora.

plz help. thanks.

[devils casper]

Boot up Fedora, open Terminal and execute this

cat /boot/grub/grub.conf

Post output here.

[L4Linux]

cat /boot/grub/grub.conf

does not work for me, because it needs root permission to see grub.conf. So type:

sudo cat /boot/grub/grub.conf

Personally, I prefer devils casper way, because no mistakes can be made this way, but I post the following because it will open a more familiar GUI application.
I strongly suggest using sudo cat instead of sudo gedit or sudo kwrite. Be careful not to change anything in grub.conf.
With sudo cat instead, you can't make changes, it only displays the contents (something like read only)


If you use Gnome:
Go to Applications->System Tools->Terminal
Type:

sudo gedit /boot/grub/grub.conf

If you use KDE:
Go to Applications->System Tools->Konsole
Type:

sudo kwrite /boot/grub/grub.conf

[devils casper]

cat /boot/grub/menu.lst working fine in my Ubuntu box right now. I have check it in Fedora. I think it should work there too.

EDIT :

You are right L4Linux. cat command doesn't display contents of grub.conf file without root privileges.

[amit_27]

It's asking from my password, but it doesn't let me type.

[devils casper]

Just type correct password and hit Enter key. Nothing will appear on screen, not even '******'.