> Matthew Jackson wrote: > > I just downloaded the weekly build for Sarge and burnt the first iso. > The install goes great but when asked to install GRUB, I decide not to > install to the MBR so it asks me where to install it to. The reason is > I have XP on one hard disk and Linux on the other hard disk. the linux > hard disk comes up as 'hdc'. On it I have partitioned it into these: > /boot 250mb > /tmp 750mb > /var 1gb > / 10gb > /usr 20gb > swap 1gb > /home remainder ~40gb > > in that order. I tell the debian installer to install GRUB into > /dev/hdc1 meaning the /boot partition. I want to use the NTLDR so it > does not mess with windows MBR. I then have installed bootpart onto my > xp drive and added to boot.ini the 250mb (/boot) linux drive as read > here: http://www.aboutdebian.com/dualboot.htm In bootpart my /boot is > number 2. > > So is it the debiban installer not putting it where I want or is it > bootpart not finding it?
What are the contents of your boot.ini file? It's just a simple text file, so you could post it here. There needs to be an entry for Debian in there, and it has to refer to a file containing the contents of the /boot partition's boot sector (a 512 byte file). And of course, that boot sector file has to contain stage 1 of Grub - which it should if you told the Debian installer to install Grub to /dev/hdc1. What happens when you try to boot Debian? Is there an entry for Debian on the Windows boot menu? Tom -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
