Can't start windows in GRUB

g4j31a5 · 10-16-2006, 08:37 PM

Hi, I'm using SuSE 10.0 dual booted with Windows XP. Recently I haven't been able to start Windows in the GRUB. Few months ago I can sucessfully start the Windows with GRUB. But now I can't. The message showed "chainloader +1" and then crashes. What's weird is I haven't been using Windows for quite some time now, and in my last session in Windows it was successfully shut down without error. Can anybody help me?

BTW, the Linux and Windows partition is in different hard drives. The Linux is using a PATA, while the Windows is using SATA.

syg00 · 10-16-2006, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by g4j31a5

... and then crashes.

Meaning what ???.
Messages, BSOD, blank screen, "grub" prompt ... something else ... ???.

Electro · 10-16-2006, 10:47 PM

You have to use the map command in grub to change what drive is the first drive. Windows/DOS is picky when it comes to booting.

Post your /boot/grub/menu.lst.

g4j31a5 · 10-17-2006, 01:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by syg00

Meaning what ???.
Messages, BSOD, blank screen, "grub" prompt ... something else ... ???.

It just displayed the "chainloader (hd1,0)+1" and then that's it. No process whatsoever. Just that line and a black screen.

btw, the menu.lst:

Quote:

# Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Thu Sep 7 04:14:20 UTC 2006

color white/blue black/light-gray
default 0
timeout 8
gfxmenu (hd0,1)/boot/message

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux###
title SUSE LINUX 10.0
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 vga=0x31a selinux=0 resume=/dev/hda1 splash=silent showopts
initrd /boot/initrd

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: windows###
title Windows
chainloader (hd1,0)+1

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: floppy###
title Floppy
chainloader (fd0)+1

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe###
title Failsafe -- SUSE LINUX 10.0
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 vga=normal showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off noresume selinux=0 nosmp noapic maxcpus=0 edd=off 3
initrd /boot/initrd

syg00 · 10-17-2006, 02:17 AM

As Electro suggested, you need to add the following lines to the Windows stanza, before the chainloader line

Code:

map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)

This didn't change by itself - maybe you did a (re-)install of Suse.

g4j31a5 · 10-18-2006, 01:15 AM

Yeah, it worked. Thanks.