prblem with GRUB

[yotiB]

Hi,

I had a dual boot between Windows XP and Fedora core 2 on IBM thinkpad, intel centrino 1.4GB. I reinstalled windows and this changed my MBR so I had to install grub again. After doing so the linux boots fine but when I choose the windows I get a message saying:
rootnoverify hd(0,0)
chainloader +1
makeactive

Error 12: invalid device requested

Press any key to continue...

hd(0,0) is the correct partition with windows.
If I fix MBR with the windows cd I will not be able to boot Linux....

Anyone knows why this happens and what I can do to fix it?
I found a lot about these things on Google but nothing for my specific problem.

Any help would be appriciated,
YotiB.

[devils casper]

post the output of 'fdisk -l' . you must be root to execute this command.




casper

[yotiB]

[QUOTE=devils_casper]post the output of 'fdisk -l' . you must be root to execute this command.

Output of fdisk -l is:

Disk /dev/hda: 36.8 GB, 36812876288 bytes
240 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4755 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 = 7741440

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 2 1364 10304280 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hda2 * 1365 4755 25635960 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda5 2 1226 9254920+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda6 1226 1364 1048792+ 82 Linux swap


Thanks,
YotiB.

[yotiB]

Hey Casper,

I figured out from the fdisk command that the wrong partition was defined in the grub configuration file. I fixed it and it works!!!!!

Thanks a lot mate!!
YotiB.

[devils casper]

rootnoverify hd(0,0)
chainloader +1
makeactive

hda1 is Extended partition and hda2 is Primary ( Windows XP).
the code should be

rootnoverify hd(0,1)
chainloader +1
makeactive

EDIT : Well Done !!! i am a bit slow...



casper