FC5 / WinXP DualBoot 2HDs Grub won't load
I am very new to Linux, so I installed a clean FC5 onto a separate HD than my Windows XP drive. In FC5, the package manager says grub is installed, but I still have to switch the HDs in the BIOS to determine which OS to use, there is no Grub prompt of any kind.
I am very new to Linux, so I installed a clean FC5 onto a separate HD than my Windows XP drive. In FC5, the package manager says grub is installed, but I still have to switch the HDs in the BIOS to determine which OS to use, there is no Grub prompt of any kind. I may have missed a step, as I'm not really sure exactly how to prodeed. When I was first installing FC5, it said it could not read the partition data from either drive, which is why I installed it on the smaller drive. I'm guessing I need to run some software on my Windows drive to restructure the partitions or something, I'm not sure. If that is the case, what software?
Also, FC5 sees my XP drive and vice versa, but neither can read data from the other. This doesn't surprise me with Windows (which is partly why I'm migrating), but what do I need to do to set up FC5 to read my Windows data?
Intel D915GAV w/ P4 3G
IBM Deskstar IDE 40GB HD (Linux)
Seagate SATA 120GB HD (Windows)
Does anybody know what I should try next? Thanks
Also, FC5 sees my XP drive and vice versa, but neither can read data from the other. This doesn't surprise me with Windows (which is partly why I'm migrating), but what do I need to do to set up FC5 to read my Windows data?
Intel D915GAV w/ P4 3G
IBM Deskstar IDE 40GB HD (Linux)
Seagate SATA 120GB HD (Windows)
Does anybody know what I should try next? Thanks
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For the package needed to mount your NTFS volumes, see this link.
Remember, in Linux, you can read and copy files from NTFS, not write files to the NTFS partition(s) on your hard drive.
...and yes, the system-config-boot package will work for changing the timeouts to suit your needs. It should also be available via the Package Manager in Fedora, via your CD or DVD disk. From the dropdown menu...-->System-->add/remove applications. Click on the search button, then type in system-config, which should pop up the package and allow you to tick it and install. Or you can try Wilhelmus's suggestions.
Remember, in Linux, you can read and copy files from NTFS, not write files to the NTFS partition(s) on your hard drive.
...and yes, the system-config-boot package will work for changing the timeouts to suit your needs. It should also be available via the Package Manager in Fedora, via your CD or DVD disk. From the dropdown menu...-->System-->add/remove applications. Click on the search button, then type in system-config, which should pop up the package and allow you to tick it and install. Or you can try Wilhelmus's suggestions.
