Fedora newbie, windows problem, network problem

[dustin0]

Okay i installed Fedora as a second OS because i wanted to learn linux. Install went fine and everything but afterwards when it boots up my Vista OS wasnt on the list of OS's to boot into. I logged in and everything and it detected the OS because it said like "140gb Volume" but i couldnt open it. I would like for me to be able to choose which OS i wana boot into.

Second my network, its hardwired, when i click activate on the network screen. Some problem like "SEULINUX" or something i think its the security thingymabob. I need help with this too

I hope to get this problem fixed in a few hours because my fiance from across the country will be getting on. And that is the only computer in the house at night. So any help would be very nice.

- Dustin

[marcrblevins]

What does your menu says when you boot?

I believe most would be Kernel something and one entry with the word DOS. That DOS entry is your Vista. I don't use Vista, I used XP at the time.

[dustin0]

It just says Fedora and the version and build etc.

[marcrblevins]

That is strange.

Show us:

su -
cat /etc/grub.conf

[marcrblevins]

Look under:
http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/...ght=Vista+boot

Expect you to show
grub.conf
fdisk -l

[dustin0]

Ahh this should be fun to type up lol
(btw if i could get internet working on my laptop that might help a lot)

#boot=/dev/sda
default=0
timeout=5
splashimage(hd0,2)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Fedora (2.6.23-0.214.rc8.git2.fc8)
root(hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.23-0.214.rc8.git2.fc8 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.23-0.214.rc8.git2.fc8.img

okay and the fdisk -l doesnt work it says fdisk isnt a command.

[dustin0]

but i know vista is on /dev/sda2
and fedora is on /dev/sda3
at least im pretty sure

[marcrblevins]

You need root priv.

su -
fdisk -l

[dustin0]

I have done that, it says Command not Found

[marcrblevins]

Did you type in the dash after su?

su space dash Enter

[dustin0]

ahh hehe that works
well its type this all out now

Device Boot Start End Blocks ID System
/dev/sda1 * 1 17021 136721151 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 18385 19457 8611840 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev.sda3 17022 18292 10241437 83 LINUX
/dev/sda4 18322 18384 506047+ 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 18322 18384 506016 82 Linux Swap /SOLARIS

sorry for the mistake didnt see the dash there

[marcrblevins]

Based on the link I gave you earlier.

At the end of your /etc/grub.conf file, add:
title Microsoft Windows
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1

May sure you pressed Entered on that last chainloader line.
Boot the system and let us know if it works.

[pshi]

Originally Posted by dustin0

Okay i installed Fedora as a second OS because i wanted to learn linux. Install went fine and everything but afterwards when it boots up my Vista OS wasnt on the list of OS's to boot into. I logged in and everything and it detected the OS because it said like "140gb Volume" but i couldnt open it. I would like for me to be able to choose which OS i wana boot into.

Second my network, its hardwired, when i click activate on the network screen. Some problem like "SEULINUX" or something i think its the security thingymabob. I need help with this too

I hope to get this problem fixed in a few hours because my fiance from across the country will be getting on. And that is the only computer in the house at night. So any help would be very nice.

- Dustin

As the boot loader appears on the screen, hit the return key before it counts down for default booting into F7. Then you should see vista.

This is what I do on my machine. Hope it is the same for yours.

[dustin0]

am i suppose to add that via nano edit or text edit? or via the command prompt?

[dustin0]

b-u-m-p
ergs i hope somebody replies soon only 2 hours left till shes on.