Dual Boot With XP and SuSE 9.1 Pro

**uberdude** · 07-28-2004

Yeah, thats basically it, I want to run a dual boot with XP Pro and SuSE 9.1 Pro. So I put on linux but i get a GRUB Read Error, that is all it says. Confused, I know I am doing something wrong i came here for help on how to do this. Any help is appreciated.

**systempilot** · 07-28-2004

What does your grub.conf file look like and how is your system setup? Grub on MBR or linux part? How many parts/drives and designation (e.g. /dev/hda1 /dev/hda2, etc.)?
Can you get in at all to Linux or Windows, or is the problem only when booting a certain OS?

**uberdude** · 07-29-2004

Originally Posted by systempilot

What does your grub.conf file look like and how is your system setup? Grub on MBR or linux part? How many parts/drives and designation (e.g. /dev/hda1 /dev/hda2, etc.)?
Can you get in at all to Linux or Windows, or is the problem only when booting a certain OS?

This is from a clean installation in the boot portion:

*XP is already on my system

My /boot/grub/menu.lst looks like this:

Default 0
Timeout 8

title linux
kernel (hd1,1) /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hdf 2 vga=0x317 splash=silent desktop resume=/dev/hde 1 showopts
initrd (hd1,1) /boot/initrd

title windows
root (hd0,2)
chain loader +1

I have GRUB and MBR says: "Leave Untouched"

I have 2 Hard Drives:

Linux is on a 20GB HD: /dev/hdf2 18GB (for / with reiser)
/dev/hdf1 1GB (for swap}

- set mount point of /dev/hde3 to /windows/c

Windows is on a 60GB HD: /dev/hd3

That is the configuration got when i tried to install linux again (clean).

Is that all incorrect, wrong or right? Please help me![/list]

**uberdude** · 07-29-2004

ok i got it working, but when i try to select to go into windows, it says that it can because of some configuration change...

**systempilot** · 07-30-2004

In your grub.conf
chage where you have

title windows
root (hd0,2)
chain loader +1

to read

Code:

title windows 
&#91;b&#93;rootnoverify &#40;hd0,2&#41;&#91;/b&#93; 
chain loader +1

I'm not certain, but see if that helps at all.

**kkubasik** · 07-30-2004

dont use the

Code:

&#91;b&#93;&#91;/b&#93;

that was a typo on his part. just the line inside of it.

**uberdude** · 07-31-2004

ok i did something different and set up my removable drives. So now linux has its own as does windows. What I need to know is how to set up the GRUB loader to the right config, i can only access my linux desktop if i boot from the CD and then go to installation and then select "Boot Installed System" if i do this without a cd, i get an error saying something about "Please replace medium and then enter a key" something like that. I am assuming my boot is messed up so i need to see what a normal GRUB config looks like not on a dual boot system. thanks...

**loft306** · 07-31-2004

it looks the same just without the windows bit there

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