Arthur Maciel wrote:
> Hello scientific linux world;
> Can anybody recommend an up-to-date step by step "howto" for
> setting up dual boot on a now WindowsXP (Toshiba Satellite) 
> laptop ? Preferably for the non-expert, non-jargon-savy,
> half-dimwitted...(better give up?) 
> Many thanks,
> Arthur
> 


I have setup dual boot in my machine with Scientific Linux 4.3 and Windows Vista RC1. Here 
are the contents of 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 have a /boot partition.  This means that
#          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
#          root (hd0,0)
#          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
#          initrd /initrd-version.img
# boot=/dev/hdc
default=0
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Scientific Linux SL (2.6.9-42.0.2.EL)
	root (hd0,0)
	kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-42.0.2.EL ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet
	initrd /initrd-2.6.9-42.0.2.EL.img
title Scientific Linux SL (2.6.9-34.0.2.EL)
	root (hd0,0)
	kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-34.0.2.EL ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet
	initrd /initrd-2.6.9-34.0.2.EL.img
title Windows Vista RC1
root         (hd1,0)
chainloader      +1





In "root         (hd1,0)", hd0 is the first hard drive, hd1 the second etc. 0 is the first 
partition, 1 the second etc.


So if you have Windows on the first partition of the third hard disk, then you have to place:


title Windows XP
root         (hd2,0)
chainloader      +1