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mufasis

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Registered: 2009-08-21

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Need help with dual boot grub wont load!

I have a laptop that I first installed Vista x64 on. It has one 320gb hd. Vista x64 is on /dev/sda1. I then installed arch via net iso. I made seperate partitions for /boot, /, /home, and swap. I followed the instructions in the beginners guide and this guide: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Win … _Dual_Boot. I installed GRUB to /boot but when I restarted it just goes right to windows.

mufasis

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Registered: 2009-08-21

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Re: Need help with dual boot grub wont load!

anyone? how do i make windows see grub?

vacant

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From: downstairs

Registered: 2004-11-05

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Re: Need help with dual boot grub wont load!

From the wiki: "make sure to install grub to /boot"

What commands did you use?

mufasis

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Registered: 2009-08-21

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Re: Need help with dual boot grub wont load!

i installed it to boot from the installer menu it asked where i wanted to put it and i selected /dev/sda2 which is where /boot is. i figured it out i think. i either need to just install grub to the mbr or make an entry in vistas bootloader to boot into grub.

vacant

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From: downstairs

Registered: 2004-11-05

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Re: Need help with dual boot grub wont load!

If grub is installed to sda2 then you need to run cfdisk and set the boot flag to sda2 (it's probably set to sda1 - windows).

If that doesn't work, install grub to "mbr". Can Vista's boot loader boot linux? I don't know.

grndrush

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From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Registered: 2003-12-28

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Re: Need help with dual boot grub wont load!

From the wiki: "make sure to install grub to /boot"

It appears the wiki is wrong...

If that doesn't work, install grub to "mbr". Can Vista's boot loader boot linux? I don't know.

No (I don't THINK - the last M$ O/S I used couldn't), but the opposite (used) to work - grub can boot Vista fine (presuming it sees it, which should be a no-brainer).
I 2nd "install grub to *mbr*."

Last edited by grndrush (2009-08-22 08:51:58)

mufasis

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Registered: 2009-08-21

Posts: 5

Re: Need help with dual boot grub wont load!

i figured it out, lol vacant was right, stupid mistake on my part, i had the boot flag on both windows and linux and since windows was on /dev/sda1 it loaded that first, thank you!