need some help getting dual boot winxp and redhat v4 x86-64

[dannybin1742]

so i installed winxp first, formating half the 100gb hd, then i installed redhat v4 X86-64

but for some reason it only loads redhat, it does not give me a choice as to what os i would like to load.

does anyone know a site that will walk me through a correct linux instalation that allows me a choice of oses after the system posts?

i'm using enterprise linux version 4 X86-64 WS

 

[n0cmonkey]

Edit the bootloader config. It shouldn't be tough.

EDIT: Oh yeah, don't you get installation support?

 

[dannybin1742]

i get this through my school so i'm not sure who the support is through and its saturday

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: dannybin1742
i get this through my school so i'm not sure who the support is through and its saturday

So edit the config for the bootloader and you should be fine.

 

[dannybin1742]

i have no idea how to do that

 

[dannybin1742]

i'm primaryily a windows user, i only use linux to use Xtaview (a crystalography program) i pretty much justknow basic unix comands, how to get around, switch directory, move things etc....

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: dannybin1742
i'm primaryily a windows user, i only use linux to use Xtaview (a crystalography program) i pretty much justknow basic unix comands, how to get around, switch directory, move things etc....

boohoo.

Are you using grub or lilo?

 

[dannybin1742]

grub, also how coe after i install linux, if i want to use the system offline (no network) how come it just sits there saying loading network, and never gets any farther?, then it just drops down a comand prompt showing what its loading with the oks, but it sits at eth0 then it gives a full screen text view of what its loading

ok now it loaded, it just says eth0 failed, where would i go in linux to tell it not to look for networka t start up, i don't want this machine on the internet, it just going to be used for engineering (mostly mechanical simulations in ls-dyna)

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: dannybin1742
grub, also how coe after i install linux, if i want to use the system offline (no network) how come it just sits there saying loading network, and never gets any farther?, then it just drops down a comand prompt showing what its loading with the oks, but it sits at eth0 then it gives a full screen text view of what its loading

ok now it loaded, it just says eth0 failed, where would i go in linux to tell it not to look for networka t start up, i don't want this machine on the internet, it just going to be used for engineering (mostly mechanical simulations in ls-dyna)

Edit the network configuration file (/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0).

Try adding the following to the grub config file:

title XP at hda1, Windows
root (hd0,1)
rootnoverify
makeactive
chainloader +1
savedefault

 

[dannybin1742]

i'll try that