grub windows problem

ph0t0n1st · 12-22-2007, 01:25 PM

Hi,
i have fedora 7. and i needed to install windows. i installed. and i recovered grub with fedora installation disk.
i have 2problems

1) when grub starts grub boots 2time
first it writes grub 2.0 starting (i dont remember exactly)
and after that it writse
grub stage 1.5 starting

and i coudnt make configuration for my windows xp i send my partition list

Model: ATA SAMSUNG SP2504C (scsi)
Disk /dev/sda: 250GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 32.3kB 47.2GB 47.2GB primary ext3
2 47.2GB 52.4GB 5240MB primary linux-swap
3 52.4GB 250GB 198GB primary ntfs boot

Model: ATA SAMSUNG SP2504C (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 250GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos

Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 1049kB 199GB 199GB primary ntfs boot
2 199GB 250GB 50.8GB primary ntfs

windows is at sdb2.

reddazz · 12-22-2007, 01:37 PM

Hi and welcome to LQ.

For booting windows, you can do

Code:

title Windows
    rootnoverify (hd1,1)
    chainloader +1

ph0t0n1st · 12-22-2007, 01:40 PM

thank you

my old conf was like that

title MS Windows XP
root (hd1,1)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1

i will try yours

ph0t0n1st · 12-22-2007, 01:46 PM

man it didnt boot again . just wrote booting ms windows xp root chainloader etc
but it dont boot windows

reddazz · 12-22-2007, 02:09 PM

What exactly happens when you try to boot windows and are there any error messages printed on the screen?