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

[ulrich steffens]

oh i meant:

sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

and change (at the end of the document)

title           Windows NT/2000/XP
root            (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader     +1

to

title           Windows NT/2000/XP
rootnoverify    (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader     +1


save the file and reboot.
dont edit anything other in this file unless you know what youre
doing :)

if this doesent work, post the output of 'sudo fdisk -l'

ulrich

On Do, 2005-02-24 at 17:16 +1300, Lindsay wrote:
>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.
>> 
>> 
>
>
-- 
- ulrich
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rule 3: It is OK to put all bad people in a giant meat grinder.