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

[Lindsay]

You say changing 'root' to 'rootnoverify' - where and how does one do
that and how safe is it to do it?
Linz

On Thu, 2005-02-24 at 04:49 +0100, ulrich steffens wrote:
> 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:~ $
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> -- 
> - ulrich
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> rule 3: It is OK to put all bad people in a giant meat grinder.
> 
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