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