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I have a problem. I can boot only into linux after I upgraded my kernel. Windows doesn't work.
I'm using the Gurb boot loader.
Here's the gurb.cfg file
Code:
# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that
# all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
# root (hd1,0)
# kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hdb3
# initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/hda
default=0
timeout=10
splashimage=(hd1,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title Linux Fedora Core 2 (2.6.7-1.494.2.2)
root (hd1,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.7-1.494.2.2 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
initrd /initrd-2.6.7-1.494.2.2.img
title Linux Fedora Core 2 (2.6.5-1.358)
root (hd1,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.5-1.358 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
initrd /initrd-2.6.5-1.358.img
title Windows Xp
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader
And here's what it says when I try to boot into windwos
Originally posted by masand boot with a win98 cd or windows floopy and from fdisk at the promt see if ur windows partiton is set to active
regards
Yes it is.
I noticed another thing, when I tried to boot with my partition magic rescue disk it said that there is a partition table error.
Can anyone help me?
of course - after you edited you /etc/grub.conf to be correct now (I can just assume it is correct, because I do not use grub and thus am not able to verivy if it is) you need to run:
grub-install /dev/hda
to commit the changes you made to the disk (to update the boot-loader)
The same witht lilo - another boot-loader - after changing the configuration you have to commit the changes by issuing: lilo -v
i think partiton table incorrect does not imply that there is some problem in the MBR???
i think there is something went wrong while partitoning the harddisk
Originally posted by jomen of course - after you edited you /etc/grub.conf to be correct now (I can just assume it is correct, because I do not use grub and thus am not able to verivy if it is) you need to run:
grub-install /dev/hda
to commit the changes you made to the disk (to update the boot-loader)
The same witht lilo - another boot-loader - after changing the configuration you have to commit the changes by issuing: lilo -v
only then the changes take effect
I've done it. It didn't help. I get thesame effect.
Quote:
is you windows drive a slave?
Nope. my windows drive is master.
But my linux drive (also containing /boot) is a slave.
I don't know if it helps but I didn't say my distro yet. It's Fedora core2
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