I'm extremely new here, and very new to linux. I have a Dell Dimension desktop computer, with 2 hardrives in it. It came with one hardrive in it and it had Windows XP on it. I recently installed Red Hat 9.0 on the hardrive I just bought. Both have 80 gigs on them. When I installed RH.9 I put GRUB as my way to get into Windows or RH, and I put it on the MBR. But when I reboot it just shows the word GRUB and won't let me type anything. Anyway, I can get to Linux by using the boot disc, but I can't get to windows. My partitions looks like this: /dev/hda hda1 31 mb fat16 (I called Dell they said this is where the system files are, and you aren't supposed to boot up it) hda2 76 gigs ntfs (this is where Windows XP was installed on the system ,and hopefully still is) /dev/hdb hdb1 102mb ext3 (this is the boot) hdb2 10 gigs ext3 (where RH.9 is installed) hdb3 500mb linux-swap 66 gigs of free space My grub config file looks like this: # grub.conf generated by anaconda # # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file # NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that # all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg. # root (hd1,0) # kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hdb2 # initrd /initrd-version.img #boot=/dev/hda default=1 timeout=5 splashimage=(hd1,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz title Red Hat Linux (2.4.20-icon_cool.gif root (hd1,0) kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-8 ro root=LABEL=/ hdd=ide-scsi initrd /initrd-2.4.20-8.img title Windows XP rootnoverify (hd0,1) chainloader +1 If there is a link that explains this I would be greatful, and if it exists sorry for not looking harder, Thanks

reninstall redhat and choose to boot off of hda this will alllow you to see your windows again grub is stalling because it can;t see past the 8 gig barrier I have had your same problem leave your partions just like they are, dell is full of s--- you can double boot triple boot off of thr hda partion. I have a triple boot with xp 2000 and mandrake all off the hda boot sector. I can not boot of my linux partion because it is at the end of the drive way past the 8 gig.

It already is trying to boot off hda isn't it according to my config file I posted above, isn't it? If not what would need to be changed in the config file?

GRUB was not installed correctly While booting when you get to the grub prompt grub>, try this 1. You need to tell grub the location of your boot partition According to your description, hdb1 102mb ext3 (this is the boot) /dev/hdb1 = (hd1,0) grub> root (hd1, 0) grub> setup (hd0) quit 2. reboot the machine

Sorry I made a mistake grub> setup (hd0) grub> quit