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Belikeabox

Member

Registered: 2011-06-16

Posts: 28

Re: Dual Boot Problem

Grub is installed on sda1 along with windows xp.

grub should be installed on sda not sda1

I got the same error when its installed to sda but ok i will reinstall it to /dev/sda/. How do i get rid of the old install?

frazar0

Member

From: Italy

Registered: 2011-02-16

Posts: 12

Re: Dual Boot Problem

Let's make it the simpler we can:
1. Reinstall Windows (you can erase the entire disk, just as you want).
2. Install Arch.
3. When you're asked where to put the GRUB put it on /dev/sda.
4. Then, when you're asked to edit the grub.lst, uncomment the last lines:
BEFORE:

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

AFTER:

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

5. Don't even touch the Archlinux part of grub.lst, or it won't boot!!!

The boot flag should be on the /boot partition, shouldn't it?

Last edited by frazar0 (2011-07-22 06:40:19)

Belikeabox

Member

Registered: 2011-06-16

Posts: 28

Re: Dual Boot Problem

Let's make it the simpler we can:
1. Reinstall Windows (you can erase the entire disk, just as you want).
2. Install Arch.
3. When you're asked where to put the GRUB put it on /dev/sda.
4. Then, when you're asked to edit the grub.lst, uncomment the last lines:
BEFORE:

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

AFTER:

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

5. Don't even touch the Archlinux part of grub.lst, or it won't boot!!!

The boot flag should be on the /boot partition, shouldn't it?

I already tried that and im getting the same error right now as i did with your method.