Can't boot the FC4-i386

[Djeepy46234]

Hi

I can't boot the FC4-i386 Fedora installation CD... I just took some picture from the start of the installation. I notice, the Fedora logo is replaced by a white rectangle and the last image is the spot where the installation froze.

(Look at the picture down)

I did a checksum of the CDs and the hash is okay.

I have this :

Intel P4 2.8GHZ 1MB L2 Cache 800MHz Front Side Bus HyperThreading
512 MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM
160 GB 7200RPM Serial ATA hard drive
DVD+RW/DVD-RW/CD-RW Drive
CD-ROM Drive

I already have Windows XP on the C: partition and Mandrake and /boot on the same partition, ext3.

Help me please..

[markkuk]

See this sticky thread at the top of the forum:
http://www.fedoraforum.org/forum/showthread.php?t=62400

[Djeepy46234]

The installation worked but now I cant boot on Windows XP anymore.

Look at this :

[root@localhost ~]# fdisk -l

Disque /dev/sda: 160.0 Go, 160041885696 octets
240 têtes, 63 secteurs/piste, 20673 cylindres
Unités = cylindres de 15120 * 512 = 7741440 octets

Périphérique Amorce Début Fin Blocs Id Système
/dev/sda1 1 674 5095408+ b W95 FAT32
/dev/sda2 * 675 18639 135815400 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 18640 20673 15377008+ 83 Linux

Disque /dev/sdb: 81.9 Go, 81963515904 octets
255 têtes, 63 secteurs/piste, 9964 cylindres
Unités = cylindres de 16065 * 512 = 8225280 octets

Périphérique Amorce Début Fin Blocs Id Système
/dev/sdb1 * 1 9964 80035798+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA)

And now to my grub.conf :

# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE: You do not have a /boot partition. This means that
# all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /, eg.
# root (hd0,2)
# kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sda3
# initrd /boot/initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/sda
default=0
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,2)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Fedora Core (2.6.11-1.1369_FC4smp)
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4smp ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4smp.img
title Fedora Core-up (2.6.11-1.1369_FC4)
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4.img
title Other
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1

I think I need to fix the Other (hd0,0) to (hd0,1) but I really dont know... Can someone help me for this ?

And finally, I have a Canadian french keyboard and I cant find the keyboard disposition. The only ones available are the Europe AZERTY keyboards ... Is there a spot to download additionnal keyboards disposition ?

Thanks

[shams]

if your xp is installed in the C drive then (h0,0) is ok (hd0,1) is for D drive, edit your grub.conf and increase the timeout from 5 to 30, and when the grub screen come out hit any key and select the xp, if you want to change the defualt boot from linux to the xp change the defualt=0 to defualt=1.

[Djeepy46234]

Okay, after around 10 minutes of searching without result, I just modify the grub.conf myself and now it's working.

Here's the thing we need to add :

title Windows XP
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
chainloader +1

The reason why we need to change (hd0,0) to (hd0,1) is because HP is dumb and want to be different so this mean :

(hd0,0) = D:\
(hd0,1) = C:\

That's dumb 'cause now, FC4 put the (hd0,0) as the second boot but It's not true because this is the *ugly* System Save of HP. So much problem for nothing. And I just found the keyboard layout, it wasn't there, that's strange.

Here you go for my new grub.conf for HP a630n (with Factory hardrive layout) :

# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE: You do not have a /boot partition. This means that
# all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /, eg.
# root (hd0,2)
# kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sda3
# initrd /boot/initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/sda
default=0
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,2)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Fedora Core (2.6.11-1.1369_FC4smp)
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4smp ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4smp.img
title Fedora Core-up (2.6.11-1.1369_FC4)
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4.img
title Windows XP Home Edition (hd0,1)
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
chainloader +1
title HP System Save (hd0,0)
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1

The last thing I need to know is to mount my second hardrive and my (hd0,1). Is the command mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1 ?