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Old 03-12-2005, 12:47 AM   #1
lhiggins
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Grub boot issues


Hello,

Can someone please help me. I just installed Ubuntu Linux 4.10.
When I try and boot back into my Windows XP partition I get this error:

Booting 'Windows XP'

root (hd0,0)
Filesystem type unknown partition type 0x7

savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1

The system just stops here. Until I reset it.

After I installed ubuntu I used apt-get to get the latest kernel:
2.6.8.1-5-386

Here is a list of my partition table:

Disk /dev/hda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 155061 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 50793 25599546 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda2 50794 110472 30078216 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/hda3 110473 153100 21484512 83 Linux
/dev/hda4 153101 155061 988344 83 Linux

The parition are all primary partitions ( I don't know if that was the correct thing to do ).

This is my grub version:
grub --version
grub (GNU GRUB 0.95)

This is my menu.1st file:
# 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'.
default 4

## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout 5

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

# Pretty colours
color black/yellow yellow/black

## 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 optons 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 specifiv 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=root=/dev/hda3 ro noapic

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,2)

## 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

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

## nonaltoption boot targets option
## This option contols options to pass to only the
## primary kernel menu item.
## You can have ONLY one nonaltoptions line
# nonaltoptions=quiet splash

## 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

## ## End Default Options ##

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.8.1-5-386
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8.1-5-386 root=/dev/hda3 ro noapic quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.8.1-5-386
savedefault
boot

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.8.1-5-386 (recovery mode)
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8.1-5-386 root=/dev/hda3 ro noapic single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.8.1-5-386
savedefault
boot

#title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.8.1-3-386
#root (hd0,2)
#kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8.1-3-386 root=/dev/hda3 ro noapic quiet splash
#initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.8.1-3-386
#savedefault
#boot

#title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.8.1-3-386 (recovery mode)
#root (hd0,2)
#kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8.1-3-386 root=/dev/hda3 ro noapic single
#initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.8.1-3-386
#savedefault
#boot

title Memory test
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin

### 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/hda1
title Windows XP
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1

I am running an Athlon-64 but I am using the i386 install of ubuntu. I have no issue booting Ubuntu.
Thank you for any help.
 
Old 03-12-2005, 07:20 AM   #2
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Edit the menu.lst and try the windows section part looking like this...

title Windows XP
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1
 
Old 03-12-2005, 08:20 PM   #3
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Thanks mate. I will give it a go.
 
  


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