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omg.....Linux installs.....then fails to load the Boot Loader

Discussion in 'The Alternative OS' started by chadro, Dec 20, 2003.

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  1. chadro Newcomer, in training

    Im having a nightmare and a half. As i am typing.....Im on the 7th fricken attempt at getting Linux to work on my system. Ok, ive installed Linux using 4-5 different partition combonations...NONE OF THEM WORK. After the Linux installation is complete.....the system reboots and no boot loader shows up. The boot disk that Linux creats fails. I get a failed to load OS error. Ive done these 6 attempts with and without the WinXP partition on. even done it with a blank HD. What in gods name is going on here. Can someone post me a reply on how to Install Linux and ACUALLY having it run after reboot>?? P.S I also want to runu Windows XP too. I have a 40 gig HD , Red Hat 9 disks 1,2,3 . Any walkthrough help is welcomed. I want to prove my friend that he told me how to install Linux the wrong way.
  2. filthy_mcnasty Newcomer, in training

    what i did was delete all the partitions on my HD w/ the WinXP setup cd, then installed xp on a 30gb partition then let linux take the rest. then the thing will usually automatically boot into linux and you have to configure the boot loader from in there. i did this w/ mandrake 9.1/9.2 and not redhat but have that one too.
    you could TRY that, as for what's going wrong i don tknow.
  3. StormBringer Newcomer, in training

    Have you had a look at this thread
  4. Mictlantecuhtli TS Special Forces

    Maybe your hdd is set to something other than LBA mode in BIOS?
  5. chadro Newcomer, in training

    done deal......it was using the wrong boot loader. I used grub and it worked fine
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