[SOLVED] Windows Xp not showing in grub menu

Hi I'm am new to this forum. I have a big problem. I have Windows xp and installed fedora 16 to daul boot with, but windows xp doesn't show up in the grub menu. Does anybody know to fix this?

if you fallowed the guides for the OLD ( very old) xp then grub would NOT be on the MBR

but if you fallowed the guides for windows 7 or vista ????


please post the EXACT steps you took and what 5 to 7 year old guide FOR XP !!! you used

i recomnd using one of the 5+ year old tutorials that use the "dd" method
HOWEVER they all use a 3.5 floppy ( no longer supported)

but fedora has FULL read wright to MS's NTFS format so the floppy is not needed


also look at the " other" boot option
that might be XP . but again without knowing just what you did ?????

Huh ???. What was all that about @John VV ?

Why don't we just take the OP at his/her word, and assume XP was on the box and F16 got installed. @Devinnavarro15, from a terminal run these commands and post all the output (you'll need to enter the root password each time)

su -c "parted -l"
su -c "cat /boot/grub2/grub.cfg"

Hi
This is the guide i used

http://www.overclockersclub.com/guid...oot_fedora_xp/

I am completely new to Linux(just looked into it last week), and when I read that it was open source and free, I decided to try it out. I thought I could setup a dual boot system,being I have a LOT of experience using Windows, but I had no idea that linux used grub, or even what grub was. I just erased the Linux Fedora partitions and I'am going to start from scratch(Windows XP is still installed), so I'd like a little input.

1. What is the "dd" method?

2. Could anyone please refer me to a guide that works(tested)?


P.S. I'm also considering ubuntu 11.10. Could you refer me to a working dual boot install guide?

ubuntu is a good choice for a starter.

1. What is the "dd" method? 2. Could anyone please refer me to a guide that works(tested)?

1. Do not use till you have more experience with terminal and the command line.

2, https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot

When you get ubuntu installed and windows working again, if you have problems with ubuntu be patient, stay with it and post the problems here in the forums.

I have win xp pro and Fedora 13. You must install xp first then linux last, if you do the reverse then you will get problems because xp will erase the boot_loader and you will not see linux.

So assuming you followed the sequence i have given. In installing linux accept installing grub or the boot_loader, after a fresh install check the contents of this file.

#cat /boot/grub/grub.conf or #cat /boot/grub/menu.lst

In the bottom of the code you will see the word "other" which stands for the other OS ie win xp you can change it to what you want. But be careful when editing this file you might lock yourself out.

Thank you Larry Webb. I will try this guide you gave me. I will post a reply when I've finished.

Hey guys I have a little problem. Ubuntu will not install. It says it cannot mount /dev/loop0/squash???. I'm installing from a Live USB drive. Could someone help?

Here's the exact error message-


BusyBox vX.XX.X(Ubuntu X:X.X.X-XXXXXX) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.

(initramfs) mount: mounting /dev/loop0 on //filesystem.squashfs failed: Input/output error
Can not mount /dev/loop0 (/cdrom/casper/filesystem.squashfs) on //filesystem.squashfs

Good news guys. I download Ubuntu 10.04 a figured out the dual thing. Thaks for the guide- I would have been lost without it.