[NTLUG:Discuss] Boot Loader

[terry]

George Lass wrote:

>Chris Cox wrote:
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>>terry wrote:
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>>>George Lass wrote:
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>>>>I have just installed a RedHat 9 system on a second
>>>>drive in my Dell Dimension 4550 Desk Top PC.  The
>>>>PC shipped with Windoze XP loaded on the first
>>>>hard drive.  Not wanting to take any chances, I didn't install a boot
>>>>loader. Rather, I created
>>>>a boot floppy.  Is it possible to go back and
>>>>install a boot loader for both O/S's at a later
>>>>time on the first hard drive?
>>>>Thanks
>>>>
>>>>George
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>>>Yes
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>>Just guessing, but you were probably wanting an answer like
>>man grub-install
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>>Not sure if there is a Redhat-GUI way of doing it.
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>Don't really need a GUI, just a place to start.  Your suggestion
>on grub-install lead me here:
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>http://www.linuxselfhelp.com/gnu/grub/html_chapter/grub_1.html
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>Looks like a good reference 
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>Thanks,
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>George
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What he means is to open a terminal, su to root, and type the command:
 grub --install

It's just that simple.  
The grub.conf file should already conatain the info needed.  If you're 
 unsure, quote it here and we'll look at it, but it should have been all 
filled in during install.
It'll prolly look something like:
---
splashimage=(hd0,1)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-8)
        root (hd0,1)
        kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-8 ro root=LABEL=/
        initrd /initrd-2.4.20-8.img
title DOS
        rootnoverify (hd0,0)
        chainloader +1
---

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