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Boot loader probs

5 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/boot-loader-probs.5032/

jamesbond007
jamesbond007 Original post #1
Jan 25, 2005 at 1:00 PM
I have burnt iso images of Fedora Core 3 on to CDs and installed it on my system, the installation was fine except that the boot loader (i.e. GRUB does'nt boot Linux or Windows, it simply displays Error 2. I tried to install Grub again with 1st installation disk in following way :
linux rescue
chroot /mnt/sysimage
grub-install /dev/hda
Grub installed successfully, but again the same error message is displayed when I reboot my system.
I even tried a third party boot loader XOSL ( Extended Operating System Loader ), it boots my XP partition, but hangs when I try to boot Linux. Kindly help me eliminate this problem so that I can run Fedora Core 3 smoothly.
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Alexander_H #2
Jan 25, 2005 at 2:30 PM
System Hangs...please explain....
secondly have U installed XOSL from dos or under window..
try to install it from dos mode......than configure...save it
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h4ck3r #3
Jan 25, 2005 at 4:43 PM
Hey pm GNUrag..detailing the problem elaborately.He can surely help.
jamesbond007
jamesbond007 #4
Jan 25, 2005 at 8:44 PM
I installed XOSL in dos and on Dos partition.
System hangs means that when I choose to boot Fedora Core 3 from XOSL menu, there is no response for a long time....
I hope you guys help me out quickly, coz I am dying to run Fedora Core 3
GNUrag
GNUrag #5
Jan 25, 2005 at 8:54 PM
jamesbond007 said:
I have burnt iso images of Fedora Core 3 on to CDs and installed it on my system, the installation was fine except that the boot loader (i.e. GRUB does'nt boot Linux or Windows, it simply displays Error 2. I tried to install Grub again with 1st installation disk in following way :
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There seems to be no problem with your boot loader.

jamesbond007 said:
Grub installed successfully, but again the same error
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Can you post the exact message here... Post everything that grub says, not just Error 2. like that... that way it would be easier to diagnose the problem.

jamesbond007 said:
I even tried a third party boot loader XOSL ( Extended Operating System Loader ), it boots my XP partition, but hangs when I try to boot Linux. Kindly help me eliminate this problem so that I can run Fedora Core 3 smoothly.
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I think the problem is with incorrect partition entries inside grub conf file. Can you also tell your partition information?