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bistrototal

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From: Norway

Registered: 2005-05-25

Posts: 59

[solved] grub config and partitioning

I've got the following "partition table":
/dev/sda1 /boot
/dev/sda2 c:
/dev/sda3 /
/dev/sda5 /home
/dev/sda6 swap

i installed win xp on 2 and then grub which were installed on mbr (/dev/sda==mbr?) stopped working. i then reinstalled grub on from the arch installation cd and win xp stopped working.

i wonder if grub should be on f. ex. sda1 and then win xp installs a boot loader or something on sda(/mbr) ?

Thanks,
Howie

Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 11,949

Re: [solved] grub config and partitioning

Windows XP (and most other windows versions) overwrite the MBR without asking or telling you.

It's easier to use grub to boot both windows and archlinux then let the windows boot loader start both. so you can leave grub in the MBR (sda).

for windows try adding this to the /boot/grub/menu.lst file :

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

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bistrototal

Member

From: Norway

Registered: 2005-05-25

Posts: 59

Re: [solved] grub config and partitioning

Ok,
it works fine now, with only applying your suggested menu.lst. Thanks!