GRUB hangs with Windows 2000

[Carl Karsten]

Soo-Hyun Choi wrote:
> On 6/13/05, Carl Karsten <carl at personnelware.com> wrote:
> 
>>Soo-Hyun Choi wrote:
>>
>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>I've installed Hoary 5.04 with the machine which has Windows 2000
>>>already. After successful installation, I tried to boot Windows 2000
>>>but it hung.
>>
>>What is the last thing that was printed/seen on the screen?
> 
> 
> I can only see the following lines at Windows 2000 startup and then it hangs.
> 
> Booting 'Windows NT/2000/XP'
> 
> root(hd0,0)
>   Filesystem type is fat, partition type 0xc
> makeactive
> chainloader +1

Still looking "fine"...

Try this:  Make a SBM Floppy http://www.ubuntulinux.org/wiki/SmartBootManagerHowto

boot with that (just boot from the floppy, don't install to the HD) and try 
booting the Win partition.  This will help determine if there is a problem with 
grub or Windows.


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>>>The menu.lst file for the Windows 2000 part is as follows:
>>>title           Windows NT/2000/XP
>>>root            (hd0,0)
>>>makeactive
>>>chainloader     +1
>>>
>>
>>That is what mine looks like too.
>>
>>Was there a free partition before you started the Ubuntu install, or did you
>>resize the windows partition to make room?
>>
> 
> 
> The total HDD size is 40GB, and Win2k had C and D drive each has 20GB.
> I erased D drive and freed up the partition for Ubuntu installation.
> 
> Would that be a problem?
> 
That should be fine.  After you erased D:, did you try rebooting?   On my Win2k, I 
have 6+6+8, and I ran out of room on C, so started installing things on E: - but 
even if you did that, I would think you would get furthor in the boot.

Carl K