SSD migration boot option problem

lazer100 lazer100 at talktalk.net
Mon Feb 25 20:04:45 UTC 2013


On 25-Feb-13 11:18:49 Nils Kassube wrote:
>Am Montag, 25. Februar 2013, 01:18:32 schrieb lazer100:
>> the precise form of the magnetic drive XP boot option is:
>> 
>> # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a
>> non-linux OS # on /dev/sdb1
>> title           Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
>> root            (hd1,0)
>> savedefault
>> map             (hd0) (hd1)
>> map             (hd1) (hd0)
>> chainloader     +1
>> 
>> >how do I get the SSD Windows XP to appear in the boot options?
>> 
>> this is sda5, what is the /boot/grub/menu.lst entry for this?

>If you have a closer look at the file menu.lst, you should find an 
>example for a Windows entry at sda1. I would try this entry, which is 
>that example entry but modified for sda5:

>title         Windows XP
>root          (hd0,4)
>makeactive
>chainloader   +1

there is a technicality as regards this, 
that its not the same format as the above sdb1 item,

with the sdb1 item there are two "map" fields,

map  (hd0)(hd1)
map  (hd1)(hd0)

could it be that for sda5 we need some such fields?

I have no idea at all what these fields are






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