Trying to boot into WinXP (NTFS partition) now I have installed Warty

[ulrich steffens]

has changing 'root' to 'rootnoverify ' any effect?

hth
ulrich


On Fr, 2005-02-25 at 05:30 +1300, Lindsay Roberts wrote:
>I installed Warty on a PC with a NTFS partition with WinXP on it. Ubuntu
>goes well.   I cant boot into Windows though.
>I get the following error report:
>
>
>> Booting 'Windows NT/2000/XP'
>> 
>> root (hd0,0)
>>  Filesystem type unknown, partition type 0x7
>> savedefault
>> makeactive
>> chainloader +1
>> 
>
>I have looked at the menu.lst and
>Below is the full output
>
>linz at ubuntu2:~ $ cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
># menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
>#            grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
>#            grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
>#            and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.
>
>## default num
># Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from
>0, and
># the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
>#
># You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default
>entry
># is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
>default         0
>
>## timeout sec
># Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the
>default entry
># (normally the first entry defined).
>timeout         10
>
>## hiddenmenu
># Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
>#hiddenmenu
>
># Pretty colours
>#color cyan/blue white/blue
>
>## password ['--md5'] passwd
># If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive
>editing
># control (menu entry editor and command-line)  and entries protected by
>the
># command 'lock'
># e.g. password topsecret
>#      password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
># password topsecret
>
>#
># examples
>#
># title         Windows 95/98/NT/2000
># root          (hd0,0)
># makeactive
># chainloader   +1
>#
># title         Linux
># root          (hd0,1)
># kernel        /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
>#
>
>#
># Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST
>
>### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
>## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
>## by the debian update-grub script except for the default optons below
>
>## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs
>
>## ## Start Default Options ##
>## default kernel options
>## default kernel options for automagic boot options
>## If you want special options for specifiv kernels use kopt_x_y_z
>## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
>## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
># kopt=root=/dev/hda2 ro
>
>## default grub root device
>## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
># groot=(hd0,1)
>
>## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
>## e.g. alternative=true
>##      alternative=false
># alternative=true
>
>## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
>## e.g. lockalternative=true
>##      lockalternative=false
># lockalternative=false
>
>## altoption boot targets option
>## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
>## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
>##      altoptions=(recovery mode) single
># altoptions=(recovery mode) single
>
>## nonaltoption boot targets option
>## This option contols options to pass to only the
>## primary kernel menu item.
>## You can have ONLY one nonaltoptions line
># nonaltoptions=quiet splash
>
>## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
>## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
>## alternative kernel options
>## e.g. howmany=all
>##      howmany=7
># howmany=all
>
>## ## End Default Options ##
>
>title           Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.8.1-3-386
>root            (hd0,1)
>kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8.1-3-386 root=/dev/hda2 ro quiet
>splash
>initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.8.1-3-386
>savedefault
>boot
>
>title           Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.8.1-3-386 (recovery mode)
>root            (hd0,1)
>kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8.1-3-386 root=/dev/hda2 ro single
>initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.8.1-3-386
>savedefault
>boot
>
>title           Memory test
>root            (hd0,1)
>kernel          /boot/memtest86+.bin
>
>### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
>
># This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the
>Debian
># ones.
>title           Other operating systems:
>root
>
>
># This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux
>OS
># on /dev/hda1
>title           Windows NT/2000/XP
>root            (hd0,0)
>savedefault
>makeactive
>chainloader     +1
>
>linz at ubuntu2:~ $
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- ulrich
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