RE: I can't boot Windows XP with Grub loader.

From: Otto Haliburton (ottohaliburton_at_comcast.net)
Date: 09/30/03

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    You are saying here that if it was the C:\ drive(confusing). I think that
    win98, winME etc. aren't able to configure with any drive letter other than
    c, but winNT and win2k can. I don't know that winXP can so I hope that what
    you are saying is true.

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: redhat-list-admin@redhat.com [mailto:redhat-list-admin@redhat.com]
    > On Behalf Of Edward Croft
    > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 12:21 PM
    > To: Red Hat List
    > Subject: RE: I can't boot Windows XP with Grub loader.
    >
    > I have had this setup working for over a year now.
    >
    > On Tue, 2003-09-30 at 13:03, Otto Haliburton wrote:
    > > This is news to me. I didn't know that windows would even boot from a
    > slave
    > > drive. Good info if it is true.
    > >
    > > > -----Original Message-----
    > > > From: redhat-list-admin@redhat.com [mailto:redhat-list-
    > admin@redhat.com]
    > > > On Behalf Of Edward Croft
    > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 11:55 AM
    > > > To: Red Hat List
    > > > Subject: Re: I can't boot Windows XP with Grub loader.
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > On Tue, 2003-09-30 at 12:16, Joan Carles Jimenez wrote:
    > > > > Hi!
    > > > >
    > > > > I'm currently running RHL 9 on one hard disk (master). My boot
    > loader is
    > > > Grub. Now, I installed Windows XP (NTFS) in other hard disk (slave).
    > The
    > > > Grub detects the two operating systems but, when I select Windows XP,
    > this
    > > > does not boot. What's the problem? Thanks.
    > > > >
    > > > > Joan Carles Jiménez
    > > > >
    > > > If XP was installed to the "C:\" drive, then you may have to map the
    > > > drives.
    > > >
    > > > map (hd0) (hd1)
    > > > map (hd1) (hd0)
    > > > This is done in grub.conf. Be sure also that chainloader +1 is on that
    > > > line.
    > > > I had to do this for a Win2k partition that used to be the master. I
    > put
    > > > it in as the second drive and did the map commands in grub and it
    > boots
    > > > just as if it was the primary.
    > > >
    > > > And as always, to learn more on grub, info grub. The info program will
    > > > bring up the whole manual on grub.
    > > > Ed Croft, RHCE
    > > >
    > > >
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