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belhifet

Member

Registered: 2007-04-17

Posts: 39

Grub problem

Ok I have Windows installed at /dev/hdb1 (or /dev/sdb1) and I want to add it to grub's menu.lst.

My current menu.lst is:

# (0) Arch Linux
title  Arch Linux
root   (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda3 ro
initrd /kernel26.img

# (1) Arch Linux
title  Arch Linux Fallback
root   (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz26 root=/dev/sda3 ro
initrd /kernel26-fallback.img

# (2) Windows
title Windows
root (hd1,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

The problem is that when I select Windows on bootup, it drops me to a grub shell instead of booting Windows.

What am I doing wrong?

drkkbn

Member

Registered: 2007-04-18

Posts: 10

Re: Grub problem

Try after changing the windows part like one of the followings; but do not forget to make a back-up before:

# (2) Windows
title Windows
root (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

or:

# (2) Windows
title Windows
rootnoverify (hd1,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

or:

# (2) Windows
title Windows
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

sl

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From: uk

Registered: 2007-04-04

Posts: 42

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Re: Grub problem

i don't think windows can boot form a theoretically slave drive ...
but in either case

simply change hte `root' to `rootnoverify'

if not; this should make it boot ...

title Windows
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1