Here we go again, booting probs...

**SuReKiLL** · 01-06-2003

Well, SuSe 8.1 was working great but I just restarted the computer for the first time today and it wont boot windows xp. It list Windows as one of the boot options but it just wont load it. This is basically the same problem I had when I was using Mandrake. This time though, I am using Grub as the boot manager. Should I switch to LILO and do what I was told to do when I was using Mandrake?

**Dolda2000** · 01-06-2003

No, don't switch to LILO. Just give us what's in your /boot/grub/grub.conf and what's on your partitions.

**SuReKiLL** · 01-06-2003

Grub Configuration:
# Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Mon Jan 6 13:56:44 2003

gfxmenu (hd0,4)/message
color white/blue black/light-gray
default 0
timeout 20

title linux
kernel (hd0,4)/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda7 hdc=ide-scsi vga=788
initrd (hd0,4)/initrd

title windows
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
chainloader +1
makeactive

title floppy
root (fd0)
chainloader +1

title failsafe
kernel (hd0,4)/vmlinuz.shipped root=/dev/hda7 ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off vga=normal nosmp maxcpus=0 disableapic 3
initrd (hd0,4)/initrd.shipped

Here are my partitions:
/dev/hda - WDC WD1200JB-75CRA0 (harddrive as a whole)
/dev/hda1 - Dell Utility
/dev/hda2 - HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda3 - Extended
/dev/hda5 - Linux native (/boot)
/dev/hda6 - Linux swap (swap)
/dev/hda7 - Linux native (/)

I have tried editing the grub file to hda0,1 hda0,0 hda0,2
when it is set to 2 it doesnt load anything. when it is at 1 or 0 it just looops from Loading Bios to Grub to the Dell Manufacturer screens to bios to grub when you select windows from the list of OSs listed

**Dolda2000** · 01-06-2003

It should be (hd0,1). Try this instead:

Code:

title windows
rootnoverify &#40;hd0,1&#41;
map &#40;hd0,0&#41; &#40;hd0,1&#41;
map &#40;hd0,1&#41; &#40;hd0,0&#41;
chainloader +1
makeactive

As you can see, it's basically the same, just the two map lines added. I don't really know if Windows XP also has that bug, or if it's possible to map partitions, but it's worth a shot.

**SuReKiLL** · 01-06-2003

it didnt work

after selecting windows the screen went black for a second and was back on the grub loader

**SuReKiLL** · 01-06-2003

i read some tutorial and it said to load the bootloader on /boot, so i tried it out and got a kernal panic. I just reinstalled suse and something odd happened. in grub it listed two new things:
windows 1
windows 2

windows 1 did that looping thing and windows 2 just made the screen flash black and it was back at grub.

**Dolda2000** · 01-06-2003

I can't help thinking that it's that dell partition that messes it up. What is it, really?

**SuReKiLL** · 01-06-2003

its 2 consecutive screens. the first screen is a user thing telling you about the computer and the second screen shows you the computer service number. when the computer was shipped and finally got to my house those were the first screens i saw when i plugged in the computer, after that i never saw those screens again. the computer is a dell

**Dolda2000** · 01-06-2003

Couldn't you just delete that partition, then? Make it the linux boot partition instead, and maybe you'll get more luck.

**SuReKiLL** · 01-06-2003

i dont know what will happen if i got rid of it =/ maybe it is needed for something....

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