Someone PLEASE help me with this!

**iamanewbie** · 10-24-2003, 02:52 AM

Hello everyone

When I try to install grub with grub-installer /dev/hda

it tells me that the file system is read only. I am running it from a live cd! so of course it's read-only!!! What exact command must I type so I can use the grub thing correctly....

I am just lost....

My goal is to boot between linux and windows xp everytime I start without using any floppy (I don't have a floppy drive.) Can someone help me achieve that goal.

(I tried reading the doucmentations on grub, the more I read the more confused i get)....

I thought Linux was gonna be easy

**fingers99** · 10-24-2003, 03:17 AM

See your previous thread. BTW, why do you want to use Grub?

**RockMumbles** · 10-24-2003, 05:34 AM

I can't help you because I don't have winxp but I think you should configure the winxp bootloader to start lilo which should be placed at the start of your linux partition, which will then start linux.

If you set up a non-xp boot loader the least bit wrong you will NOT be able to boot into winxp, if that is NOT a problem then continue with grub or lilo or gag or ... but I would highly recommend that you search and find out how to set up the winxp bootloader.

maybe this:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...002/09/3/30716
and this:
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4174#25106

You will need to boot to your knoppix cd and then mount your linux hd partition read/write, and then cd to your root directory of your linux install, and then chroot to that directory, then you can get your bootloader going.

~rock

**iamanewbie** · 10-24-2003, 06:06 AM

But I skipped the lilo to MBR part when I did hdinstall. So what do you mean by "winxp loader to start lilo??

I'm sorry but I am really not familiar with these terms.