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Old 06-09-2008, 10:45 AM   #1
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Question two hard drives, XP and Ubuntu, recognizes but won't boot XP


I have browsed the forums a bit and I realize this is a common problem but I am not sure if the other solutions apply exactly to my case and I don't want to chance messing anything up and needing to reinstall either OS. I have a 250 G hard drive with windows XP on it. I recently installed an 80 G hard drive and installed Ubuntu 8.10, the alternate version. Both OS are intact and work fine as long as they are plugged in as the SATA 0 port. At the Grub screen, I see Ubuntu and I also see Windows XP home edition but when I click on the Windows, I get an error 21 (I believe thats the number, I'll double check), and the error states that the disk is not found or the disk does not exist. I would like to be able to boot either OS from the start because it is more convenient than switching the SATA cables every time. I am guessing I should post some sort of parameters but I am not sure the command to use to get the parameters to pop up in the terminal. Also, I am working with 64 bit linux. If anyone can help please do, and let me know what else I should post to help solve the problem.

Thanks in advance everyone!
 
Old 06-09-2008, 11:13 AM   #2
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how_to_dual_boot_windows_xp_and_linux

try this site
http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_w...lled_first.htm

IF YOU DON'T SUCKSEED SUCK HARDER
 
Old 06-09-2008, 11:36 AM   #3
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eh not so helpful the troubleshooting doesn't get too specific
 
Old 06-09-2008, 11:42 AM   #4
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Welcome!
Post the output of fdisk -l command and /boot/grub/menu.lst file.
 
Old 06-09-2008, 11:45 AM   #5
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k when i get home tonight I will thanks
 
Old 06-09-2008, 11:46 AM   #6
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Are you able to boot to Linux when you have the Linux disk as SATA0 and the Windows disk also installed?

What are the contents of /boot/grub/menu.lst (that is a small L, not a one)?

Let us know

Forrest

Last edited by forrestt; 06-09-2008 at 11:48 AM.
 
Old 06-09-2008, 12:08 PM   #7
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How many sata ports do you have ?
Did you install both OS while the where connected at sata port o ?

all the best
 
Old 06-09-2008, 02:00 PM   #8
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Check your grub.conf or menu.lst. You probably have a section looking similar to those below:

title Windows
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1

You probably just need to change the hd0 to hd1 so that it looks at the proper drive for Windows when both disks are installed.
 
Old 06-09-2008, 06:44 PM   #9
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Ok just got home, I am going to post the fdisk -l and the /boot/grub/menu.lst contents in a minute. btw disks were connected when I first installed, I had linux as the master drive and windows as the slave. windows works when it is the master drive and linux isn't connected. linux works when it is the master drive and it doesn't care whether windows is connected or not. it recognizes windows in the grub but when i go to boot, it gives me the disk does not exist error. brb with the other things being that my linux is not connected to the internet yet.

thanks all
 
Old 06-09-2008, 07:02 PM   #10
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root@ghost:~# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80000000000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9726 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x93789378

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 9352 75119908+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 9353 9726 3004155 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 9353 9726 3004123+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/sdb: 250.0 GB, 250000000000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30394 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xd0f4738c

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 7 56196 de Dell Utility
/dev/sdb2 * 8 29917 240252075 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdb3 29918 30393 3823470 db CP/M / CTOS / ...

# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
# grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
# grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
# and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.

## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default 0

## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout 10

## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
#hiddenmenu

# Pretty colours
#color cyan/blue white/blue

## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
# password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret

#
# examples
#
# title Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader +1
#
# title Linux
# root (hd0,1)
# kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#

#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST

### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below

## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs

## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=UUID=c6f7f28e-cf3b-4cd4-b653-35cf4851b0cf ro

## Setup crashdump menu entries
## e.g. crashdump=1
# crashdump=0

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,0)

## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
## alternative=false
# alternative=true

## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
## lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false

## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=quiet splash

## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
## lockold=true
# lockold=false

## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=

## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0

## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
## altoptions=(recovery) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single

## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
## howmany=7
# howmany=all

## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
## memtest86=false
# memtest86=true

## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false

## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false

## ## End Default Options ##

title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=c6f7f28e-cf3b-4cd4-b653-35cf4851b0cf ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=c6f7f28e-cf3b-4cd4-b653-35cf4851b0cf ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic

title Ubuntu 8.04, memtest86+
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title Other operating systems:
root


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sdb2
title Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
root (hd1,1)
savedefault
makeactive
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
chainloader +1
 
Old 06-09-2008, 07:37 PM   #11
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hows it look?
 
Old 06-10-2008, 03:41 AM   #12
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Ok,make that entry for Windows look like this;
Code:
title           Windows XP 
rootnoverify    (hd1,1) 
map             (hd0) (hd1) 
map             (hd1) (hd0) 
makeactive 
chainloader     +1
...and remember; If it is a system which GRUB natively supports (such as Debian), you use the root command. If it is a 'foreign' system (such as Windows, but also others), you use rootnoverify.
And if Windows are on the second disk it's good to reverse the order of rootnoverify and map,otherwise rootnoverify comes after map.
 
Old 06-10-2008, 04:12 PM   #13
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hm I put that in and I'm not getting anything it says "that partition doesn't exist" now. error 22 I believe. I left the title as Windows XP home still but I don't think that matters.. everything else is exactly as you said to. any suggestions?
 
Old 06-10-2008, 04:37 PM   #14
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Ok,I have to log out from Lq,so here's a quick answer;
try to change rootnoverify (hd1,1) to (hd0,1) and don't forget to save that file.
 
Old 06-11-2008, 08:08 AM   #15
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thats not working either
 
  


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