fc6 / windows xp dual-boot system

[oldman]

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Hadders wrote:
> Don Raikes wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have a gateway computer which had windows xp installed on the second
>> partition. The first aprtition was a "recovery" image for xp.
>> I had 100gb of free space on the drive and installed fc6 onto that.
>>
>> My grub.conf lists the windows partition, but when I try to boot to
>> the windows system, the pc just hangs.
>>
>> --- grub.conf ---
>> # 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 (hd0,2)
>> #          kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sda3
>> #          initrd /boot/initrd-version.img
>> #boot=/dev/sda
>> default=1
>> timeout=5
>> splashimage=(hd0,2)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
>> hiddenmenu
>> title Fedora Core (2.6.18-1.2798.fc6)
>>     root (hd0,2)
>>     kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
>>     initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6.img
>> title Fedora Core (2.6.18-1.2798.fc6xen)
>>     root (hd0,2)
>>     kernel /boot/xen.gz-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6     module
>> /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6xen ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
>>     module /boot/initrd-2.6.18-1.2798.fc6xen.img
>> title Windows XP
>>     rootnoverify (hd0,1)
>>     chainloader +1
>>
>> -- end of grub.conf --
>>
>> -- partition table --
>> Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
>> Using /dev/sda
>>
>> Disk /dev/sda: 250GB
>> Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
>> Partition Table: msdos
>>
>> Number  Start   End     Size    Type      File system  Flags
>>  2      32.3kB  5840MB  5840MB  primary   fat32              1     
>> 5840MB  144GB   138GB   primary   ntfs         boot  3      144GB  
>> 244GB   99.6GB  primary   ext3               4      244GB   250GB  
>> 6185MB  extended                     5      244GB   250GB   6078MB 
>> logical   linux-swap       
>> -- end of partition table --
>>
>>
>> any suggestions appreciated.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Don Raikes, Accessibility Specialist
>> 4848 W. Rosebay S.
>> Tucson, AZ 85742
>> Home office: (520) 579-9481
>> AIM: dnraikes
>>
>>
>>
>>   
> What does fdisk -l /dev/sda  say instead of parted?
> Jim Cornette may be on to something with the make active, I do notice
> though that your ntfs part is marked as boot....
> 
> 
If I read this correctly your boot(windows partition) is hda1 which grub
calls hd0,0 in your grub.conf you are telling grub to boot hd0,1 (which
is the #2 partition (hda2 in fdisk language) make the rootnoverify line
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
and you should be o.k.

Scott
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