dual boot grub error - Linux Forums

09-01-2006	#1 (permalink)
Joe2003 Just Joined! Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 41	dual boot grub error Hi K, we have a single hard drive. xp had all 120gb of the disk. So we used partion magic to split the drive in half. then we had 60gb for win and 60gb free. Installed linux and it works fine but grub doesnt notice the windows partion and the option for booting either does not exist? Any pointers? this is grub.conf:- # grub.conf generated by anaconda # # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file # NOTICE: You do not have a /boot partition. This means that # all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /, eg. # root (hd0,1) # kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hdb2 # initrd /boot/initrd-version.img #boot=/dev/hdb default=0 timeout=5 splashimage=(hd0,1)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz hiddenmenu title Fedora Core (2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp) root (hd0,1) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5smp.img title Other rootnoverify (hd0,0) chainloader +1 Any help please?? thanks

09-01-2006	#2 (permalink)
devils casper Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chandigarh, India Posts: 22,147	GRUB file is fine and 'title other' in this file is for windows....... did you try booting up that title..... <=== { casper } ===> __________________ It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around so much doing nothing, really doing nothing. - Gertrude Stein New Users: Read This First

09-01-2006	#3 (permalink)
Joe2003 Just Joined! Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 41	yeah I know what the title is, changing its isnt gonna acieve much, I dont even get a list, just booting fc5 in 5.4.3.2.1

09-01-2006	#4 (permalink)
devils casper Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chandigarh, India Posts: 22,147	changing it ??? i am not saying change it..... well !! do you get GRUB screen and list of OS at startup... ??? <=== { casper } ===> __________________ It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around so much doing nothing, really doing nothing. - Gertrude Stein New Users: Read This First

09-01-2006

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Joe2003

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lol, sorry mate. I misread your post, I thought you where asking me to change the title.

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did you try booting up this title.....

<=== { casper } ===>

it was just your signiture

No I dont even get a list, I have loads of dual boot stuff, just i didnt do this install. I just get "booting linux in 5.4.3.2.1" If i press any key then nothing happens, just carries on counting down. my guess is that the partion that 'Other' points to is not correct. Or that the linux install was done wrong and messed up the ntfs partion?

thanks for your help casper

09-01-2006	#6 (permalink)
devils casper Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chandigarh, India Posts: 22,147	okkk....... re-install GRUB..... follow instructions given in this thread <=== { casper } ===> __________________ It takes a lot of time to be a genius, you have to sit around so much doing nothing, really doing nothing. - Gertrude Stein New Users: Read This First

09-01-2006	#7 (permalink)
Joe2003 Just Joined! Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 41	thanks mate, will try that next