cant boot my windows after installing windows in my pc

**shiva_konduru707** · 03-07-2009

hi frnds........this is my 1st post on the linux forums.........

I have made 6 partitions on my hard disk. I installed windows xp in
"H" drive(15 gb). Then i installed red hat linux 5 in the C: drive with root(/) of 14gb and SWAP of 2gb.After installing Linux, while booting i can see both the linux and windows in the booting menu.......but i could only boot Linux.I could not access my WindowsXp. I am getting the error message as given below(while booting windowsxp:

root noverify(hdo,1)
chainloader+1
Press ctrl Alt Del to restart

I selected GRUB as the bootloader while installing RH5 linux.
My /etc/grub.conf file has the following content in it....

# 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 (hd0,0)
# kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sda1
# initrd /boot/initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/sda
default=2
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (2.6.18-8.el5)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-8.el5 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.18-8.el5.img
title Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (2.6.18-8.el5xen)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/xen.gz-2.6.18-8.el5
module /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-8.el5xen ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
module /boot/initrd-2.6.18-8.el5xen.img
title Other
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
chainloader +1

And output of the command : /sbin/fdisk -l is as follws

Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 1651 13261626 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 1913 3824 15358140 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 3825 19456 125564040 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda4 1652 1912 2096482+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda5 3825 8987 41471766 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda6 8988 11598 20972826 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda7 11599 16637 40475736 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda8 16638 19456 22643586 7 HPFS/NTFS

Partition table entries are not in disk order

I am very eagerly awaiting for solution the since i could not access all my windows files which i have been using for 3 years. And i have lot of work to do in windows using data in my PC. Plzz help me out frnds.......

**devils casper** · 03-07-2009

Hi and Welcome !

Post the output of fdisk -l command here. You can use Rescue Mode of RedHat installation CD/DVD or LiveCD of any Linux distro.

**yancek** · 03-07-2009

I'm not that familiar with how windows assigns multiple partitions but, based on information in your post

I installed windows xp in
"H" drive

I assume you put xp on a logical partition and it won't boot from a logical unless you have another version of windows on a primary partition. Posting the output of "fdisk -l" command as suggested by Devils Casper will tell us if this is the case and someone should be able to suggest a resolution for you.

**shiva_konduru707** · 03-08-2009

hi frnds........this is my 1st post on the linux forums.........

I have made 6 partitions on my hard disk. I installed windows xp in
"H" drive(15 gb). Then i installed red hat linux 5 in the C: drive with root(/) of 14gb and SWAP of 2gb.After installing Linux, while booting i can see both the linux and windows in the booting menu.......but i could only boot Linux.I could not access my WindowsXp. I am getting the error message as given below(while booting windowsxp:

root noverify(hdo,1)
chainloader+1
Press ctrl Alt Del to restart

I selected GRUB as the bootloader while installing RH5 linux.
My /etc/grub.conf file has the following content in it....

# 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 (hd0,0)
# kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sda1
# initrd /boot/initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/sda
default=2
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (2.6.18-8.el5)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-8.el5 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.18-8.el5.img
title Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (2.6.18-8.el5xen)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/xen.gz-2.6.18-8.el5
module /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-8.el5xen ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
module /boot/initrd-2.6.18-8.el5xen.img
title Other
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
chainloader +1

And output of the command : /sbin/fdisk -l is as follws

Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 1651 13261626 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 1913 3824 15358140 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 3825 19456 125564040 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda4 1652 1912 2096482+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda5 3825 8987 41471766 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda6 8988 11598 20972826 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda7 11599 16637 40475736 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda8 16638 19456 22643586 7 HPFS/NTFS

Partition table entries are not in disk order

*As said by a frnd ihave typed the following commands
su -
nano /boot/grub/menu.lst

It opened grub.conf file in nano editor.
and i added the following code at the end of file :

Code:
title Windows OS1
rootnoverify (hd0,4)
chainloader +1

title Windows OS2
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
chainloader +1

But again the same problem persisted.

I am very eagerly awaiting for solution , since i could not access all my windows files which i have been using for 3 years. And i have lot of work to do in windows using data in my PC. Plzz help me out frnds.......

**devils casper** · 03-08-2009

First of all, Mount Windows OS partitions in Linux and back up data. I don't think its possible to fix Windows Boot Problem now. You have installed Linux in First Primary Partition and Windows OS has been installed in Logical Partition.

Anyways, try this

Code:

su -
nano /boot/grub/menu.lst

It will open grub.conf file in nano editor.
Add this code at the end of file :

Code:

title Windows OS1
rootnoverify (hd0,4)
chainloader +1

title Windows OS2
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
chainloader +1

Press Ctrl+X, Y and hit Enter key to save file. Reboot machine and check if any of these option boot up Windows OS.

**shiva_konduru707** · 03-08-2009

Originally Posted by devils casper

First of all, Mount Windows OS partitions in Linux and back up data. I don't think its possible to fix Windows Boot Problem now. You have installed Linux in First Primary Partition and Windows OS has been installed in Logical Partition.

Anyways, try this

Code:

su -
nano /boot/grub/menu.lst

It will open grub.conf file in nano editor.
Add this code at the end of file :

Code:

title Windows OS1
rootnoverify (hd0,4)
chainloader +1

title Windows OS2
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
chainloader +1

Press Ctrl+X, Y and hit Enter key to save file. Reboot machine and check if any of these option boot up Windows OS.

I have added the code u hav said in the above said file but the same problem persists.
What does "mount Windows OS partitions in Linux and back up data" mean.....Iam new to linux environment....plzz help me out

**devils casper** · 03-08-2009

Open Terminal and execute this

Code:

su -
cd /media
mkdir win_1 win_2
mount -t ntfs-3g  /dev/sda2 /media/win_1 -o defaults,umask=0 
mount -t ntfs-3g  /dev/sda5 /media/win_2 -o defaults,umask=0

Above code will mount Windows Partitions in /media/win_1 and win_2 folders. Either copy data of /media/win_1 to External disk or /media/win_5 partition.

In case any command throw error, replace ntfs-3g with ntfs only.

After data back-up, format sda1 partition in NTFS and sda2 in ext3. Install Windows OS in first partition. Windows Installation media install Windows OS in first partition by default. /dev/sda1 is C: drive only.
After Windows OS installation, install Linux. Select Manual Partitioning in Partition section and assign / mount point to ext3 partition. Installer will detect windows OS and SWAP partition. Installer will setup dual boot itself.

**shiva_konduru707** · 03-08-2009

Originally Posted by devils casper

Open Terminal and execute this

Code:

su -
cd /media
mkdir win_1 win_2
mount -t ntfs-3g  /dev/sda2 /media/win_1 -o defaults,umask=0 
mount -t ntfs-3g  /dev/sda5 /media/win_2 -o defaults,umask=0

Above code will mount Windows Partitions in /media/win_1 and win_2 folders. Either copy data of /media/win_1 to External disk or /media/win_5 partition.

In case any command throw error, replace ntfs-3g with ntfs only.

After data back-up, format sda1 partition in NTFS and sda2 in ext3. Install Windows OS in first partition. Windows Installation media install Windows OS in first partition by default. /dev/sda1 is C: drive only.
After Windows OS installation, install Linux. Select Manual Partitioning in Partition section and assign / mount point to ext3 partition. Installer will detect windows OS and SWAP partition. Installer will setup dual boot itself.

Thanx for u quick reply..but my problem is not solved...........

hwen i gave the below commands ...

su -
cd /media
mkdir win_1 win_2
mount -t ntfs-3g /dev/sda2 /media/win_1 -o defaults,umask=0

it gave a error msg as: mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs-3g'

when i changed the mount command ( ie i replaced ntfs-3g to ntfs)as: mount -t ntfs /dev/sda2 /media/win_1 -o defaults,umask=0

it gave an error msg as: mount: unknown filesystem type 'ntfs'

What should i do .....plz help me out......

**devils casper** · 03-08-2009

Which version of RedHat are you using? Does your machine has internet access? You have to install kmod-ntfs or ntfs-3g package for NTFS support.

Do you have LiveCD of any Linux distro?

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