Dual Boot Problem

[seifullaah73]

I have a Computer which i have installed open suse on and wanted xp for games so i did a dual boot by installing xp aswell.

but when i reboot to to boot to windows in the GRUB menu
i get the following error:

'rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader (hd0,0) + 1

This is not a bootable disk, Please insert a bootable floppy and press any key to try again...
'
when i press a key

another message comes up
'DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER'

which i press enter which causes it to restart and back to the grub

i type grub at the terminal

and type

root (hd0,0)
response: Filesystem type fat, partition type 0xc

rootnoverify (hd0,0)
response: none

makeactive
response: none

setup (hd0)
response:
Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... no
Checking if "/grub/stage1" exists... no

Error 15: File not found

i don't understand what this means

HD access set to LBA

so i don't know what to do i have been at it for months and still nothing
could someone help

[devils casper]

setup (hd0)
response:
Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... no
Checking if "/grub/stage1" exists... no

I think you have removed SUSE partitions during Windows OS installation.
Let us check your HD's partition structure first. Boot up from any LiveCD and execute this

fdisk -l

Post output here.

[seifullaah73]

that was a fast response thanks
here is the output of fdisk -l

Disk /dev/hda: 200.0 GB, 200049647616 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24321 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 2611 20972826 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/hda2 2612 3395 6297480 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hda3 9102 11712 20972857+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda4 15247 24124 71304503 83 Linux

[devils casper]

Did you create new partition for Windows OS or was it already there?
Could you post the contents of /etc/fstab file of SuSe? You have to mount root partition of SuSe using LiveCD.

[scrarfussi]

I have found another solution to this problem which normally works for me just boot with opensuse dvd go to installation after it runs you get too a page where you get upgrade install and other option's under other option's there is boot installed and repair select repair it will repair your filesystem as well as sort out your grub

[seifullaah73]

here is the contents of the etc/fstab file

/dev/hda4 / reiserfs acl,user_xattr 1 1
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs noauto 0 0
usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs noauto 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts mode=0620,gid=5 0 0
/dev/dvd /media/dvd subfs noauto,fs=cdfss,ro,procuid,nosuid,nodev,exec,iocha rset=utf8 0 0
/dev/dvdrecorder /media/dvdrecorder subfs noauto,fs=cdfss,ro,procuid,nosuid,nodev,exec,iocha rset=utf8 0 0
/dev/cdrecorder /media/cdrecorder subfs noauto,fs=cdfss,ro,procuid,nosuid,nodev,exec,iocha rset=utf8 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy subfs noauto,fs=floppyfss,procuid,nodev,nosuid,sync 0 0
/tmp/app/1/image /tmp/app/1 cramfs,iso9660 user,noauto,ro,loop,exec 0 0
/tmp/app/2/image /tmp/app/2 cramfs,iso9660 user,noauto,ro,loop,exec 0 0
/tmp/app/3/image /tmp/app/3 cramfs,iso9660 user,noauto,ro,loop,exec 0 0
/tmp/app/4/image /tmp/app/4 cramfs,iso9660 user,noauto,ro,loop,exec 0 0
/tmp/app/5/image /tmp/app/5 cramfs,iso9660 user,noauto,ro,loop,exec 0 0
/tmp/app/6/image /tmp/app/6 cramfs,iso9660 user,noauto,ro,loop,exec 0 0
/tmp/app/7/image /tmp/app/7 cramfs,iso9660 user,noauto,ro,loop,exec 0 0

/dev/hda3 /local ext2 acl,user_xattr 1 2
/dev/hda2 swap swap defaults 0 0

as for the second solution i will give it a try but there is a problem
wheni downloaded the iso image from opensuse website on to dvd using linux k3b and when i reboot it won't boot cd
do you know which file i should download from their website for the live cd or installation dvd i don't know which one kde or gnome and which one should i place it in dvd rom, dvd rw, cd rw
and does it matter whether i use k3b or nero in windows.
guide on which file and how would be appreciated.

Thanks

[devils casper]

You have to re-install GRUB. In case SuperGRUB CD doesn't fix boot up problem, post the contents of /boot/grub/menu.lst file here.

wheni downloaded the iso image from opensuse website on to dvd using linux k3b and when i reboot it won't boot cd
do you know which file i should download from their website for the live cd or installation dvd i don't know which one kde or gnome and which one should i place it in dvd rom, dvd rw, cd rw

SUSe LiveCDs come on CD version only and burn those to CD only.
DE choice depends on you only. If you prefer KDE then download KDE LiveCD only. You can use K3B or Nero for burning .iso images. Both work pretty well. Select Burn Image to Disk option in Nero.

[Lostfarmer]

I think your motherboard is having problems with your hdd size.

Disk /dev/hda: 200.0 GB, 200049647616 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24321 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

It is ID'ed as a 200g but later seen as only 82 g. Let some one with more knowledge post there comments on possible problem.

Also between partitions 2,3 and 3,4 there is unalloted space, that is not normal. How did you make the partitions ?

Did you install XP on hda1 FAT32 partition ?

[devils casper]

I agree with you and I missed start/end count in the output of fdisk -l. Something is wrong with partition table. A lot of space in unused.

[seifullaah73]

i tried using super grub disk and reinstall the GRUB but still nothing

here is the result of the menu.lst

# Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Tue Feb 26 12:16:00 GMT 2008

color white/blue black/light-gray
default 0
timeout 8
gfxmenu (hd0,3)/boot/message

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux###
title SUSE LINUX 10.2
root (hd0,3)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda4 vga=0x317 selinux=0 resume=/dev/hda2 splash=silent showopts
initrd /boot/initrd

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: windows###
title Windows
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader (hd0,0)+1

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: xen###
title XEN
root (hd0,3)
kernel /boot/xen.gz dom0_mem=294912
module /boot/vmlinuz-xen root=/dev/hda4 vga=0x317 selinux=0 resume=/dev/hda2 splash=silent showopts
module /boot/initrd-xen

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: floppy###
title Floppy
chainloader (fd0)+1

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe###
title Failsafe -- SUSE LINUX 10.0
root (hd0,3)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda4 vga=normal showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off noresume selinux=0 nosmp noapic maxcpus=0 edd=off 3
initrd /boot/initrd

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: 2.6.13-15-default###

title 2.6.13-15-default
root (hd0,3)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.13-15-default root=/dev/hda4 vga=0x317 selinux=0 resume=/dev/hda2 splash=silent showopts
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.13-15-default

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: 2.6.13-15-xen###

title 2.6.13-15-xen
root (hd0,3)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.13-15-xen root=/dev/hda4 vga=0x317 selinux=0 resume=/dev/hda2 splash=silent showopts
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.13-15-xen

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: xen###
title XEN
root (hd0,3)
kernel /boot/xen.gz dom0_mem=294912
module /boot/vmlinuz-xen root=/dev/hda4 vga=0x317 selinux=0 resume=/dev/hda2 splash=silent showopts
module /boot/initrd-xen

do i need to install the dvd version to do the repair grub thing or just the live cd will do fine which i am starting to burn on cd using k3b.

what do you suggest i do now.