Grub multiboot problems

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06-16-2007
haree

Grub multiboot problems

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

Code:

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)

Code:

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
06-17-2007
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.

Code:

title Other rootnoverify (hd0,0) chainloader +1
06-17-2007
devils casper

Quote:

Originally Posted by haree

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.
06-17-2007
haree

/boot/grub/device.map

Code:

(fd0) /dev/fd0 (hd0) /dev/hda (hd1) /dev/hdb (hd2) /dev/sda
06-17-2007
devils casper

Quote:

(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?
06-17-2007
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

Code:

[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)

Code:

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

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

Code:

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.
06-17-2007
devils casper

Quote:

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.
06-17-2007
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?
06-17-2007
devils casper

Quote:

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.
06-17-2007
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

Code:

[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

Code:

[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

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