On Mon, Mar 01, 2004 at 05:19:04PM -0500, Hamid wrote: > > Hi > > I am trying to install Debian next to XP. After the first installation, > system froze at loading grub > with a "Error loading grub" message. > I used DOS "fdisk /mbr" to at least get back to XP and I realized that > Debian had completely changed the structure of partition table of the Hard > disk, I had 3 primary partitions and specifically asked Debian to add a > logical one using the unallocated space of 3rd primary partition but > Debian had added the fourth primary partition. > > Now my questions are: > 1-How to avoid freezing again ? > 2-How to customize Grub during installation so Windows can be added to the > list of available OSs ? ...
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=4622 Very decent writeup about using Grub. Works quite well. Only thing to recognize is that grub's files are under /usr/lib/grub (not /usr/share...). Your floppy formatting tools might be different too (I think I used superformat). I now keep a grub floppy (or 2 ;-) around in case Winblows bombs the MBR. HTH, Kenward -- In a completely rational society, the best of us would aspire to be _teachers_ and the rest of us would have to settle for something less, because passing civilization along from one generation to the next ought to be the highest honor and the highest responsibility anyone could have. - Lee Iacocca -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
