dual boot - xp behaves strange

[Rares Vernica]

Derek Broughton wrote:
> Rares Vernica wrote:
> 
>> Derek Broughton wrote:
>>> Rares Vernica wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I managed to solve it.
>>>>
>>>> I just removed the "makeactive" line from the Windows XP boot section in
>>>> the Grub config file.
>>>>
>>>> It works now.
>>>>
>>> Whatever works!  That's odd, since I though it _should_ be active, but if
>>> it ain't broke, don't fix it :-)
>> I don't think the windows partition needs to be active. By setting it
>> active, the Ubuntu partition, on which Grub is, becomes inactive and so
>> my problem.
>>
> No, Ubuntu doesn't need to be "active" either.

Ubuntu might not need to have the partition active, but Grub, if it is
not on MBR, does need to be on an active partition else it is never loaded.

Ray

Ray