[Bug 295115] Re: windows xp won't boot from Grub (Disk write error) / Ubuntu 8.10

[dino99]

outdated report & no more maintained distro; please send a new one if
that issue still exist (using ubuntu-bug)

** Changed in: grub (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  windows xp won't boot from Grub (Disk write error) / Ubuntu 8.10

Status in grub package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: grub

  I installed successfully Ubuntu 8.10 on a PC that previously had a Ubuntu 7.10 / Windows XP dual boot.
  For a clean install I chose to format the root partition, and leave the others untouched.

  Ubuntu 8.10 boots correctly from Grub, but Windows XP is broken 
  (It says "Disk write error" the first time I select it, and after this error any choice from the Grub menu results in a "wrong number of cylinders" kind of error, and I have to physically reboot the PC to be able to boot again).

  Apparently, no data was lost in the process ; all the data from the
  linux home partition and the windows partition seem there.

  I tried removing all the boot options manually for the Windows menu
  entry in Grub, but to no avail.

  Would this be a problem with the default Grub options, by any chance ?

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