Trouble Configuring GRUB to boot windows..
 

Hi to all,
I just installed ubuntu 6.06 along with my existing XP machine. I installed onto another partition. I looked around the forum and got some idea of editing the menu.lst file with the lines below and it still doesn't work. I have the disk configuration below for you to have a look. If somebody knows how the script should look like, then i'd appreciate it a lot.

Thank you in anticipation,
Regards,
Azzath.

Hi!
What are you trying to achieve?

Can you dual-boot?

Thismight help.

Sorry i couldn't tell that clearly before..
I want to dual-boot both windows xp and ubuntu. I am currently able to boot into ubuntu but i cant get windows on the grub loader (so i can't boot into windows).

Thank you,
regards,

You said that you had an existing Windows OS already, so you missed the part of the ubuntu installation that gives you the option to install grub to your MBR. (depending on which ubuntu CD you are using.) You want grub on your MBR in order to get the dual-boot option.

If you are using the 'Alternate CD' then you will not get this option. In that case, you need to open a terminal and type:
sudo grub

then type find /boot/grub/stage1
then root (hd0,0)
then setup (hd0)
then quit

reboot and let me know if you got the dual-boot option.

for windows try instead of root (1,0) rootnoverify (1,0)

HUH?! WHA,WHA?!

I am using the free CD provided by ubuntu and it didn't ask me the option of installing the boot loader.

At the moment when the PC boots up, i have to press "Esc" to enter into the boot option. SO randell6564 does that mean the boot loader is installed already?

Thank you.
regards,
azzath.

if u have to press ESC to enter the BOOT Menu, then yes GRUB is there:)

u need to change some stuff in your /boot/grub/menu.lst file,, so that u get the BOOT Menu everytime!!

there is a line saying "Hidden Menu" or something like that..
just change value & u'll be done!!

Yes,so the grub is already there. Now i have edited the menue.lst file and i think the way i put the partiton ID for windows is wrong i guess.
I have two different hard disks hda and hdb . Ubuntu loads up fine, it's only windows that doesnt load up.
Could someone please look at the hard drive configuration and tell me how the menu.lst should look like for the windows pattion.
my linux is in the following partition
my windows is in the following partition
I have my menue.lst configuration given in the first post..please refer if needed.

Thank you in anticipation,
regards.

Sorry for the confusion. The Ubuntu alternate CD gives you the GRUB option to install to your MBR, or not.

No randell6564, it didn't give me the option of installing the GRUB.

Then you are using the Desktop live CD instead of the Alternate CD.

The Alternate CD WILL in fact give you that option. If anyone knows of a way to attach an image to this post, I will show you.

You can upload the images to http://imageshack.us/ and post the URL in here if you dont mind. Thank you..appreciate your help.

Regards,

Thanks! Here ya go I THINK! lol!

Well THAT wasn't it! lol! How about this one! ah CRAP! I'll figure it out!