Linux and Win2k on different hard-disks, trouble booting.

[Cyberian009]

Hi,
I installed Fedora 1 and am running it along with Win 2k Server and WIn 98 (why u ask? hehehe, academics purely, have a course to pass :) ) Everything is working fine but...

Config
hda1 -> win 98
hda2 -> win2k
hdb1-> linux boot
hdb2-> /
hdb3-> linux swap

Have 2 hard-drives. Placed linux.iso on C: (using dd), configured the GRUB config file, changed boot.ini. During my Boot, i get 3 options, win 98, win 2k and linux, but when i choose linux, grub displays GRUB and freezes. Im booting with a floppy for linux right now, too slow till hdb takes over. I read in some forum that the boot partition of Linux HAS to be on the same hard-drive thats has the NT loader (or the MBR for the system). Is that true? Is there any way around? What should be my next step? Thanx fer ur help in advance :)

:)

[bosox79]

Hi Cyberian009,

Welcome to JL:)

it is easiest IMHO to put Grub in the MBR of your primary partition of your primary drive if you want to boot this type of setup another option you could try using is using the ntbootloader see this for help with that http://www.justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=102959&highlight=tripple+boot+with+grub
or if you want to use grub have a look at this http://www.justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=85650&highlight=tripple+boot

HTH