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I cannot boot into Windows after I have installed Suse (I had Mandrake before)... I re-installed Mandrake and I still can't boot into Windows. How do I fix the GRUB or LILO? The error I get when I try to boot is:
root(hd0,1)
Filesystem type unknown
partition type 0x7
chainloader +1
My partitions are:
Device Type Size Mount Point
/dev/hda1 vfat 5.5 GB /mnt/win_c (this is recovery windows)
/dev/hda2 ntfs 132.5GB /mnt/win_d (this is main windows partition)
/dev/hda6 reiserfs 13.8GB / (this is where Mandrake is)
Hope I provided enough information and thank you very much!
Well, Windows boot loader has a problem, if
a. SuSE 9.1(.2?) is co-installed
b. Windows boot partition ends beyond cylinder 1024 (==8GB) - which apparently
it does on your machine.
(BTW in most cases it's helpful if you make clear which distribution and version
you are using).
There is a fix from SuSE for this, you should find it if you google for something
like SuSE 9.1 Windows boot problem. I've also heard that switching to LBA
addressing mode in bios setup may solve the problem in some cases.
Hmm, tried that, Ssba, didn't work. My guess is partition table has been ruined by Suse, so now only Linux partition can be booted, but not Windows. For better understanding, here is what my stuff looks like:
[USING FDISK -L]
[root@localhost yevgeny]# fdisk -l /dev/hda
Disk /dev/hda: 163.9 GB, 163928604672 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19929 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 1 720 5783368+ b W95 FAT32
/dev/hda2 * 721 18015 138915000 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda3 18016 19928 15366172+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hda5 18016 18126 891576 82 Linux swap
/dev/hda6 18127 19928 14474533+ 83 Linux
Directions may vary a bit depending on your Suse version (I used SuSe 10 installation CD to repair partition table, and then got out of installation so I still have my Mandrake).
Thank you and good luck to anyone having similar problem. Also, I should add that this is a big minus of Suse!!! I don't recommend it and also, Suse seems to have much less apps in their packages...
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