Installing Ubuntu errors

[Jose A Merced]

It worked like a charm. Thanks a lot to all!

Jose A Merced
1985 FJ60 Land Cruiser
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-----Original Message-----
From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
[mailto:ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com]On Behalf Of Kent Frazier
Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2004 5:02 PM
To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: Re: Installing Ubuntu errors

On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 13:37:01 -0500, Jose A Merced
<fj60cruiser at charter.net> wrote:
> SO...
>
> Now I have the Win XP option in the grub loader, but after the first
> line of the loading instruction is read (root (hd0,0)), the following
> error message appears:
>
> filesystem unknown, partition type 0x7
>
> The instruction set to load XP in menu.lst reads as follows:
> title    Windows XP
> root     (hd0,0)
> map      (hd0)  (hd1)
> map      (hd1)  (hd0)
> savedefault
> makeactive
> chainloader +1
>
> I am using an NTFS partition for XP. Should I change it or is there a
> workaround.

No need to change the filesystem.  The problem I see here is that the
GRUB entry is misconfigured.  Where is the Windows partition?  Is it
the master on the primary IDE channel (hda under linux)?  if so,
remove:
map      (hd0)  (hd1)
map      (hd1)  (hd0)
If it is on the master of the secondary IDE channel (probably hdb),
then leave the map commands, but change 'root     (hd0,0)' to 'root
 (hd1,0)'.

So your final GRUB entry should be one of the following:

If it is on the primary master:
title    Windows XP
root     (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1

If it is on the secondary master:
title    Windows XP
root     (hd1,0)
map      (hd0)  (hd1)
map      (hd1)  (hd0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1

Good luck.  If these don't work, send the details of your partition
layout and I will try to help you figure it out.

Kent

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