Re: [SLE] Boot Problem with Windows XP (Grub)

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Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 15:57:49 +0200
To: mrgates@Safe-mail.net

mrgates@Safe-mail.net wrote:
> Hi There!
>
> I have the problem that i cant figure out why
> Windows XP wont boot. I installed Suse 9.3 as
> first OS and then I transfered with an Image
> tool (True Image) my Windows Partition to
> /dev/hde6 . By the way can grub handle Win XP
> on a ntfs partition? I tryed after it didnt
> worked - i made a new windows installation on
> fat32 but it still wont boot.
>
> I tryed to fix it with the yast module to do
> the grub configuration and on the shell.
> I used something like that and replaced x with
> different numbers. Imho its root (hd0,6)
>
> title Windoof XP
> root (hd0,x)
> makeactive
> chainloader +1

(My suggestion is to use shell editor like pico, vi etc.)

I think that the right solution should be

root (hd0,5)

according to the attached partition table.
I you should better use other commands such as hide and unhide:

>
> ----------------------------------------------------------
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/hde1 * 1 13 104391 83 Linux
> /dev/hde2 14 274 2096482+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
> /dev/hde3 275 2885 20972857+ 83 Linux
> /dev/hde4 2886 14946 96879982+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
> /dev/hde5 2886 7584 37744686 83 Linux
> /dev/hde6 7585 8419 6707106 b W95 FAT32
> /dev/hde7 8420 13118 37744686 b W95 FAT32
> /dev/hde8 13119 14946 14683378+ 7 HPFS/NTFS

Your boot table seems to be very confused / overcrowded, and more than
one primary partition with Win/DOS could generate a bit confusion in
GRUB settings: hide and unhide commands have to be used to overcome this
confusion.
The GNU manual seems to esplain very well this concept:

http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.html#DOS%2fWindows

Nice GRUB!!

L

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