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avieth
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 Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 10:39 pm Post subject: Booting Windows XP from Grub |
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Here's my grub.conf file:
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default 0
timeout 3
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.9
root (hd0,0)
kernel /kernel-2.6.9-gentoo root=/dev/hdb3 video=vesafb
title=Windows XP
root (hd1,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1
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My gentoo is on the first disk, XP on the second, I've also tried rootnoverify where root is, but that didn't work either. When I try and boot XP, it doesn't work. I need some help. |
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R!tman
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 10:49 pm Post subject: |
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In my grub.conf it reads
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root (hd0,3)
chainloader (hd0,3)+1 |
So maybe try
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root (hd1,0)
chainloader (hd1,0)+1 |
instead of your old one. |
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avieth
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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Nope, still comes up to a GNU GRUB console type thing with
It let's me type commands like reboot, this happens when i try and boot windows. |
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Enlight
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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In my opinion, the problem is that XP should think that it is on the first hard disk, using map in your grub.conf should fix this problem :
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map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
root (hd1,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1 |
edit : seems that root should still be on hd1,0
Last edited by Enlight on Sun Jan 30, 2005 11:11 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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syg00
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 11:07 pm Post subject: |
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| Enlight wrote: | | note that now, root is set on (hd0,0) |
Allow me to disagree on this point.
The mapping is o.k., but the "root" directive is for grub itself - I think you'll find it still needs to be (hd1,0) |
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Enlight
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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| thanks for the pointer, I never had to use map, I quickly edit the post above! |
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avieth
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Works! Thanks. |
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Enlight
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| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2005 11:33 pm Post subject: Grub windows xp on second disk / map (solved) |
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Could you please edit your title in a way like this : Grub windows xp on second disk / map (solved)
This could help people who will have the same problem to perform better in their search. |
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