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#1 2009-08-07 10:09:35

roelof
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Registered: 2009-08-07
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[solved] grub problem

Hello,

I have 2 disk on my computer.

In the first disk (sda) is Windows.
On the second disk (sdb) Is Archlinux.

My menu.lst looks like this :

root (hd1,0)
kernel /vmlinux26 root=/dev/sdb1 ro
initrd /kernel26.img

But when I start Archlinux I get this message.

file system type unknown partition type 0x7
error 17 cannot mount selected partition.

I installed grub on sdb so i can boot into windows and use the Windows bootloader to boot Archlinux.

How to solve this puzzle.

Roelof

Last edited by roelof (2009-08-08 19:09:28)

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#2 2009-08-07 10:44:16

jelly
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Re: [solved] grub problem

why dont u use grub to boot windows , that is the most easy way to do it. Just check the arch wiki for dualboot .

Last edited by jelly (2009-08-07 10:44:50)

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#3 2009-08-07 10:45:49

roelof
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Re: [solved] grub problem

Oke,
That's also a possbilty.

Do i have to change a lot to make it work.
I never worked with grub. I used Lilo.

Roelof

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#4 2009-08-07 11:00:40

grandmouse
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Re: [solved] grub problem

Why dont you select the harddisk before entering a bootloader ?
With my bios it is pressing F11 to change drive.
Change (hd1,0) to (hd0,0) in menu.lst , works for me with same setup like yours.

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#5 2009-08-07 12:03:14

roelof
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Re: [solved] grub problem

Hello Jelly,

I tried your suggestion,
Did the whole installation again.
I installed grub on sda which is my first drive.
On the question where the root partition is I answered : /dev/sdb3

Rebooted but no grub and no arch.

What went wrong here ?

Roelof

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#6 2009-08-07 18:37:44

majiq
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Registered: 2009-03-06
Posts: 259

Re: [solved] grub problem

When you say no grub and no arch, do you mean it booted into Windows or it just got hung up there?

It's been a while since I had to mess with grub, but I believe you have to point it to the partition with the /boot information. If that's sdb3, then you should be golden. If it's not, then you'd probably end up with the screen just staying blank. I would also check the boot flags to make sure that the partition you're pointing to (the one with /boot) is bootable. That might otherwise give you issues.

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#7 2009-08-07 19:13:31

graysky
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#8 2009-08-08 01:46:31

OneEyedPimp
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Re: [solved] grub problem

Grub counts hd0 as the drive it is on.

Are you installing grub to the MBR of the drive? Or where?

Also, why are you using grub, to boot windows, to boot Archlinux? Why dont you use grub to boot both windows and Archlinux? You just need to put the /boot on your first drive, and then chain load windows with it.

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#9 2009-08-08 19:09:04

roelof
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Registered: 2009-08-07
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Re: [solved] grub problem

Hello,

I solved my problem by installing grub on the first drive and im now booting windows and arch with it.

Roelof

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