FC-6

[Robert N. Eaton]

Robert N. Eaton wrote:
> I got tired of my Xandros distro and decided to go to Kubuntu.
> Evidently the distro of Kubuntu I got was broken. Downloaded Fedora Core 
> 6 and during the install, I hosed my WinXP and couldn't get FC-6 to boot.
>
> Reloaded WinXP on hda and reinstalled my files (fortunately from 
> up-to-date backups.) Then I  re-downloaded Fedora Core 6, verified the 
> iso's with SHA1SUM, and burned the 5 cd's, verifying the burned cd 
> carefully with the iso file.
>
> Then I installed FC-6 on my hdb.  The process took nearly 30 minutes, 
> and the last thing the installer told me, prior to telling me to remove 
> the media from the CD tray, was that it had installed a boot loader. 
> (Didn't specify LILO or GRUB.)
>
> When I rebooted, WinXP came up. No boot loader options. Hours of careful 
> work, but no payoff.
>
> How do I re-write GRUB?  Or LILO?
>   
Just finished repartitioning hda to install Norton Boot Magic. Even 
_that_ doesn't get Fedora Core 6 to boot.

Tried to find a copy of  supergrub, but none of the links were current.

Bob Eaton