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#1 (**permalink**) 01-17-2008, 08:07 PM

Hi,
I have 2 hard drives on my Intel machine. I installed Linux on
second drive and put boot utility when asked to second drive (not to a
master boot sector on first HDD). I had Win2k Pro on first HDD.
After installation of Fedora I can't see any boot menu. I guess
bios can not find linux boot utility on second hdd and runs Win2k from
first hdd. My question is how to make linux boot visible for bios?
Thanks.

Alex.

#2 (**permalink**) 01-17-2008, 08:07 PM

agzis wrote:

> ****After*installation*of*Fedora*I*can't*see*any*b oot*menu.*I*guess
> bios can not find linux boot utility on second hdd and runs Win2k from
> first hdd. My question is how to make linux boot visible for bios?

.... make the other drive/partition the primary bootable
or create a boot floppy or put GRUB on the MBR
..
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#3 (**permalink**) 01-17-2008, 08:07 PM

agzis wrote:
> Hi,
> I have 2 hard drives on my Intel machine. I installed Linux on
> second drive and put boot utility when asked to second drive (not to a
> master boot sector on first HDD). I had Win2k Pro on first HDD.
> After installation of Fedora I can't see any boot menu. I guess
> bios can not find linux boot utility on second hdd and runs Win2k from
> first hdd. My question is how to make linux boot visible for bios?
> Thanks.

http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Linux+NT-Loader.html

#4 (**permalink**) 01-17-2008, 08:07 PM

agzis wrote:

> I have 2 hard drives on my Intel machine. I installed Linux on
> second drive and put boot utility when asked to second drive (not to a
> master boot sector on first HDD). I had Win2k Pro on first HDD.
> After installation of Fedora I can't see any boot menu. I guess
> bios can not find linux boot utility on second hdd and runs Win2k from
> first hdd. My question is how to make linux boot visible for bios?

There is no reason why this should not have worked.
Maybe you made a mistake when asked about the bootloader
during installation?

In any case, I would use the CDs in rescue mode
(type "linux rescue" when booting)
chroot to /mnt/sysimage, as advised,
check /etc/grub.conf and if it is OK
run "grub-install --recheck /dev/hda".

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#5 (**permalink**) 01-17-2008, 08:08 PM

thanks, i fixed it.
Timothy Murphy <tim@birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie> wrote in message news:<oJ7Lc.5016$Z14.6359@news.indigo.ie>...
> agzis wrote:
>
> > I have 2 hard drives on my Intel machine. I installed Linux on
> > second drive and put boot utility when asked to second drive (not to a
> > master boot sector on first HDD). I had Win2k Pro on first HDD.
> > After installation of Fedora I can't see any boot menu. I guess
> > bios can not find linux boot utility on second hdd and runs Win2k from
> > first hdd. My question is how to make linux boot visible for bios?
>
> There is no reason why this should not have worked.
> Maybe you made a mistake when asked about the bootloader
> during installation?
>
> In any case, I would use the CDs in rescue mode
> (type "linux rescue" when booting)
> chroot to /mnt/sysimage, as advised,
> check /etc/grub.conf and if it is OK
> run "grub-install --recheck /dev/hda".

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