A bit of a problem with a Linux/XP dual boot setup...

[JB]

Gene Heskett <gene.heskett <at> gmail.com> writes:

> 
> On Saturday, July 17, 2010 10:49:34 am JB did opine:
> 
> > Dick Roark <linuxguy.sg <at> gmail.com> writes:
> > > root (hd1,2)
> > > makeactive
> > > chainloader +1
> > 
> > Hi,
> > please edit file
> >   # vi /etc/grub.conf
> > and make sure that your Windows section reads like
> ===================> 
> > title Windows XP
> > rootnoverify (hd1,1)
> > makeactive
> > chainloader +1
> ===================> 
> Will this same sequence work with a linux install that uses grub 2?
> > File it and reboot.
> > 
> > For your info:
> > The rootnoverify option tells GRUB to not try to verify the root of the
> > OS. This avoids load errors if the file system is not supported by
> > GRUB. JB
> 
> Thanks.
> 
Hi,
with grub2 it is a different story.

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GRUB2
par 1.1 Notes for current GRUB users 
...
Device naming has changed between GRUB and GRUB2. Partitions are numbered from 1
instead of 0 while drives are still numbered from 0. For example, /dev/sda1
would be referred to as (hd0,1) using GRUB2. 
...

http://grub.enbug.org/CommandList
Command     | GRUB Legacy | GRUB 2   | Comments 
...
root          yes           replaced   now a variable
rootnoverify  yes           no         useless

JB