Re: Can't boot Windows 2003 Enterprise from Redhat Linux 9

From: AG (atenor_at_email.com)
Date: 05/29/04


Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 13:50:34 -0500


"Kiran Talla" <kiranis4all@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:f622d2eb.0405281008.554e298f@posting.google.com...
> Hi everyone,
>
> I installed Redhat 9 on my machine running windows 2003 enterprise. I
> have a 18g HD. But after installation, GRUB shows only Redhat and DOS
> as two options. when i try to boot DOS. NTLDR error is raised and asks
> for a reboot.
>
> fdisk shows the following table for /dev/hda
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/hda1 1 131 1052226 7 HPFS/NTFS
> /dev/hda2 132 523 3148740 6 FAT16
> /dev/hda3 * 1218 2433 9767520 7 HPFS/NTFS
> /dev/hda4 524 1217 5574555 5 Extended
> /dev/hda5 524 536 104391 83 Linux
> /dev/hda6 537 1185 5213061 83 Linux
> /dev/hda7 1186 1217 257008+ 82 Linux swap
>
> Partition table entries are not in disk order
>
>
>
> /etc/lilo.conf.anaconda contains followin lines of code
>
> prompt
> timeout=50
> default=linux
> boot=/dev/hda
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b
> message=/boot/message
> lba32
>
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.20-8
> label=linux
> initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.20-8.img
> read-only
> append="hdb=ide-scsi root=LABEL=/"
>
> other=/dev/hda3
> optional
> label=DOS
>
>
>
> Please suggest appropriate solution
You can try running the fdisk/mbr command with an XP disk. That might do it
or a repair installation of XP. Either one will hose your RH installation.
AG



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