Grub multiboot problems

[haree]

Hi all,

I have some problem with grub. I have installed one Ubuntu distro (/dev/hdb1) and two Windows XP (/dev/hda1 and /dev/hdb5). Ubuntu boots fine, but if i want to boot one of the Windows it hangs with "Loading..." message. And if I put Windows XP installation CD into drive, don't press any key (so the installation program won't run), it normally boot the Windows (with windows selection menu).

fdisk -l

Disk /dev/hda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylindry of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Zařízení Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hda1   *           1        9728    78140128+   7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda4               1           1           0   10  OPUS
Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary.

Diskové oddíly jsou chybně seřazeny
omitting empty partition (5)

Disk /dev/hdb: 400.0 GB, 400088457216 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 48641 cylinders
Units = cylindry of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Zařízení Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hdb1   *           1       10199    81923436   83  Linux
/dev/hdb2           10200       10352     1228972+  82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hdb3           10353       48641   307556392+   5  Rozšířený
/dev/hdb4           20551       48641   225640926    b  W95 FAT32
/dev/hdb5   *       10353       20550    81915372    7  HPFS/NTFS

menu.lst (shortened)

title		Windows XP Professional

# also don't work with rootnoverify	(hd0,0)
rootnoverify	(hd0,3)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader	+1

title		Linux systems:
root

title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.20-16-generic
root		(hd0,0)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-generic root=/dev/hdb1 ro quiet resume=/dev/hdb2
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-16-generic
quiet
savedefault

title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.20-16-generic (recovery)
root		(hd0,0)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-generic root=/dev/hdb1 ro single
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-16-generic

I want to have all settings in grub and boot each system ONLY with selecting the item in grub (don't want any Windows selection menu). Please help

[budman7]

On your Windows XP pro on hda1, why do you have an (hd0,3)?
And what is on hda4?
The entry for Windows on hda1 should look like this.

title Other
        rootnoverify (hd0,0)
        chainloader +1

[devils casper]

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.20-16-generic
root (hd0,0)

a bit confusion here. it should be (hd1,0).
post the contents of /boot/grub/device.map file.

[haree]

/boot/grub/device.map

(fd0)	/dev/fd0
(hd0)	/dev/hda
(hd1)	/dev/hdb
(hd2)	/dev/sda

[devils casper]

(hd2) /dev/sda

do you have SATA disk too? its not listed in ouput of fdisk -l command.
did you execute fdisk -l in Ubuntu installed in your harddisk or in LiveCD?

[haree]

Sorry, my fault. I don't have SATA disk, the sda was the flash drive. I've repaired device.map now.

fdisk -l was run in my normal installation of Ubuntu (not Live)

Now i can run all Windows and Ubuntu, but the Windows only with M$ boot menu.

boot.ini on hda1

[boot loader]

timeout=3

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP normal" 1

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(4)\WINDOWS="Windows XP games" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

/boot/grub/device.map (changed)

(fd0)	/dev/fd0
(hd0)	/dev/hdb
(hd1)	/dev/hda
(hd2)	/dev/sda

/boot/grub/menu.lst (shortened, also changed)

title Windows XP
root (hd1,0)
map (hd1) (hd0)
map (hd0) (hd1)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1

title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.20-16-generic
root		(hd0,0)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-generic root=UUID=d2601ace-14ce-4676-9eba-c8df34e1f98e ro quiet resume=/dev/hda2
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-16-generic
quiet
savedefault

title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.20-16-generic (recovery)
root		(hd0,0)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-generic root=UUID=d2601ace-14ce-4676-9eba-c8df34e1f98e ro single
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-16-generic

fdisk -l without change

I don't want to use the M$ boot menu, only the grub's one. Is it possible? Bright side of that is, that all systems works now, so thank you for help.

[devils casper]

I don't want to use the M$ boot menu, only the grub's one. Is it possible?

No. second Windows OS doesn't have any Boot Loader in its boot sector coz Windows Installer has installed it in Boot Sector of earlier Windows Installation and configured boot.ini file accordingly.
you have to use Windows Boot Menu to boot up both Win OSes.

[haree]

Can grub change content of files? I want to change the boot.ini by this method.

Or is it possible to run any external application with grub for changing the content of boot.ini?

[devils casper]

Can grub change content of files? I want to change the boot.ini by this method.

Or is it possible to run any external application with grub for changing the content of boot.ini?

you can edit boot.ini file but that wont make any difference.
you are not getting my point. during installation of Second Win OS, installer has installed all config files in first OS. second Windows OS does not have any Boot Files. it is dependent on first Windows OS to boot.
if you install second Windows OS on separate Harddisk, only then you can boot both from GRUB.

[haree]

Yes, I know, but...

My grub menu now:
Windowses
Ubuntu
Ubuntu recovery

I want:
Windows normal
Windows games (lite)
Ubuntu
Ubuntu recovery

So I want, that Windows normal change boot.ini to

[boot loader]

timeout=0

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP normal" 1

And Windows games (lite) change boot.ini to

[boot loader]

timeout=0

default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(4)\WINDOWS

[operating systems]

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(1)partition(4)\WINDOWS="Windows XP games" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect