ycquak@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Would like to know if anyone faced any problems when using Grub for
> dual boot, with systems XP and Fedora Core installed?
>
> I could see the dual boot screen the first time, but after booting into
> windows the 2nd time, I could never see the screen again until a
> grub-install is being done on using linux rescue.
>
> This however is a rather cumbersome method, as I would need to
> reinstall grub every 2 times I boot into windows. Anyone has other
> better methods? Am trying not to install any 3rd party dual boot
> softwares such as bootmagic. So advice on how to configure grub is
> greatly appreciated. Thanks!
>
No problem here. This is my grub.conf - you need to check which actual
partitions are used by XP to set it up, mine was done automaticaly by
FC3 install though.

# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE: You do not have a /boot partition. This means that
# all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /, eg.
# root (hd0,4)
# kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hda5
# initrd /boot/initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/hda
default 1
timeout 8
splashimage=(hd0,4)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
# hiddenmenu

title Fedora Core (2.6.11)
root (hd0,4)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
title Windows XP
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
chainloader +1