Re: GRUB and loading WinXP

[Andrei Popescu <andreimp@rdslink.ro>]

On Sun, 12 Feb 2006 10:04:25 -0800 (PST)
J Merritt <brookvegas@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I am using GRUB bootloader to load various OSes on a machine. The machine is set to boot from hdb. For some reason anytime I want to boot Windoze (loaded on hda1) I get garbled text and the machine locks up. I figure there is a flaw in the menu.lst syntax for the WinXP entry. Can someone take a look at the following and tell me what the problem is. Tx for any help.
> 
> ----
> 
> <truncated beginning of file>title       Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.27-2-686 
>  root        (hd1,1)
>  kernel            /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27-2-686 root=/dev/hdb2 ro 
>  initrd            /boot/initrd.img-2.4.27-2-686
>  savedefault
>  boot
>  
>  title       Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.27-2-686 (recovery mode)
>  root        (hd1,1)
>  kernel            /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27-2-686 root=/dev/hdb2 ro single
>  initrd            /boot/initrd.img-2.4.27-2-686
>  savedefault
>  boot
>  
>  ### 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       Microsoft Windows XP Professional
>  rootnoverify      (hd1,0)
                     ^^^^^^^

Are you really sure windoze is on hda1? Because this points at hdb1. For hda1 you need (hd0,0)

Andrei
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