GRUB does not load Windows XP

ekravche ulist at gs1.ubuntuforums.org
Fri Aug 26 09:54:14 UTC 2005


David M. Carney Wrote: 
> On Sat, 2005-07-16 at 09:38 +0200, Weiers Coetser wrote:

> > Hi

> > 

> > I am having trouble getting GRUB to load Windows XP 

> > 

> > I get the following display:

> > 

> > root (hd1,0)

> > Filesystem type unkown

> > Parition typ 0x7

> > safedefault

> > makeactive

> > chainloader + 1

> > 

> > then everything just freezes and I have to reboot.

> 

> Windows is a jealous mistress. It insists on being on the first

> partition of the first drive. If it's on any other partition and/or

> drive, then you have to "lie" to it to fool it into thinking it is.

> 

> So, to make it work, you must change your Windows boot parameters in

> your /boot/grub/menu.lst to read:

> 

> title  Microsoft Windows XP Professional (or whatever)

> root	     (hd1,0)

> rootnoverify (hd1,0)

> map (hd0) (hd1)

> map (hd1) (hd0)

> chainloader  +1

> 

> David

> 

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This worked very well for me. Thank you for posting the solution


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ekravche




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