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Greetings --
I am trying to set up a duel boot system with Red Hat 7.2 and =
Windows XP. All of the components in my system are fairly new (less =
than 6 months old). I have formatted half of the 80GB drive and =
installed Win XP using the NTFS file system. I have installed Red Hat =
7.2 on the other half of the drive. Here are some of the installation =
particulars:
1. GRUB was selected as the boot loader.
2. Boot loader record was installed on the first sector on the =
boot partition.
3. Both GNOME and KDE were installed.
So far I have two problems that I was hoping someone might be able =
to help me with. First, I do not receive a menu asking me which OS I =
would like to start? I selected Win XP as the default and the system =
will boot to that, but if I want to start Linux I have to use the boot =
floppy. Second problem, when I do start Linux it is in the text mode. =
I have tried the startx command and also change the file /etc/inittab to =
read id:5:initdefault: to change to graphical mode but I have had no =
luck. =20
I have done a very limited amount of programming in the past and I =
have no Linux experience. Does anyone have some input on this =
situation? I would really appreciate the help.
Thank You
Peter Koch
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Greetings --</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I am trying to =
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duel boot system with Red Hat 7.2 and Windows XP. All of the =
components in=20
my system are fairly new (less than 6 months old). I have =
formatted half=20
of the 80GB drive and installed Win XP using the NTFS =
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system. I have installed Red Hat 7.2 on the other half of the =
drive. =20
Here are some of the installation particulars:</FONT></DIV>
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was selected=20
as the boot loader.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> 2. Boot =
loader=20
record was installed on the first sector on the boot =
partition.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> 3. Both =
GNOME and=20
KDE were installed.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> So far I have =
two problems=20
that I was hoping someone might be able to help me with. First, I =
do not=20
receive a menu asking me which OS I would like to start? I =
selected Win XP=20
as the default and the system will boot to that, but if I want to =
start=20
Linux I have to use the boot floppy. Second problem, when I =
do start=20
Linux it is in the text mode. I have tried the <STRONG>startx=20
</STRONG>command and also change the file <STRONG>/etc/inittab =
</STRONG>to read=20
<STRONG>id:5:initdefault:</STRONG> to change to graphical mode but I =
have had no=20
luck. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> I have done a =
very limited=20
amount of programming in the past and I have no Linux experience. =
Does=20
anyone have some input on this situation? I would really =
appreciate the=20
help.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Thank =
You</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> Peter =
Koch</FONT></DIV>
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