Can't boot Window$ Vista with GRUB
I had two NTFS partitons - one for Window$ Vista and the second for movies, music, etc. I decided two install Linux. Since there was no free space left, I resized the second partiton with ntfsresize (later I discovered that it wasn't a good idea, but still - it wasn't the Window$ partition I resized) and and created a partition for Linux with fdisk. So, I installed Linux on that partition. Well, but the problem is - the Window$ Vista doesn't boot anymore. It just shows a black screen when I try to boot it.
This the relevant part of /boot/grub/menu.lst: Quote:
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Well do not quote me on this but I think grub will not boot of you put linux in a partition that is over the 2400 cylinder mark on the hard drive!
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try 'norootverify (hd0,0)' instead of 'root (hd0,0)'
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Try: Code:
title Windows Vista Code:
title Windows Vista Code:
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Hmm, actually I posted somewhat wrong info. Didn't paste the config, relied on my memory (mistake). This is how it actually looks:
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Did you try replacing 'rootnoverify (hd0,0)' with 'root (hd0,0)'?
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The grub documentation does describe exactly how to boot Windows. :tisk: The trick is that grub must hand-off control to Windows' own boot-loader to finish the startup process... which it is fully equipped to do. When set-up according to the published directions :rolleyes: it works flawlessly.
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