On Apr 3, 2005 2:17 AM, Alexander Dalloz <ad+lists@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Am Sa, den 02.04.2005 schrieb Didier Casse um 18:53: > > > I'll provide some more information about the system which can't boot > > WinXP. I install grub as normal. Here's my grub configuration: > > > > (root@localhost:~)# cat /boot/grub/grub.conf > > > > # grub.conf generated by anaconda > > # > > # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file > > # NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that > > # all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg. > > # root (hd0,6) > > # kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hda10 > > # initrd /initrd-version.img > > #boot=/dev/hda > > default=0 > > timeout=5 > > splashimage=(hd0,4)/grub/splash.xpm.gz > > hiddenmenu > > title Windows XP > > rootnoverify (hd0,0) > > chainloader +1 > > > > title Fedora Core 3 (2.6.10-1.770_FC3) > > root (hd0,4) > > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.10-1.770_FC3 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb max_scsi_luns=8 > > "max_scsi_luns=8" is a (long time) deprecated instruction. See "modinfo > scsi_mod" and use in /etc/modprobe.conf: > options scsi_mod max_luns=8 > > > initrd /initrd-2.6.10-1.770_FC3.img > > > And the harddisk looks like this: > > > > (root@localhost:~)# fdisk -l /dev/hda > > > > Disk /dev/hda: 60.0 GB, 60060155904 bytes > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7301 cylinders > > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > /dev/hda1 * 1 1275 10241406 7 HPFS/NTFS > > /dev/hda2 1276 7300 48395812+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) > > /dev/hda5 1276 1288 104359+ 83 Linux > > /dev/hda6 1289 1798 4096543+ 83 Linux > > /dev/hda7 1799 2104 2457913+ 83 Linux > > /dev/hda8 2105 2359 2048256 83 Linux > > /dev/hda9 2360 2499 1124518+ 83 Linux > > /dev/hda10 2500 2550 409626 83 Linux > > /dev/hda11 2551 3825 10241406 7 HPFS/NTFS > > /dev/hda12 3826 7300 27912906 b W95 FAT32 > > > Everything is just normal install. I didn't do anything fancy. Thanks > > for the help. > > Boot the computer from Windows(r) CD into the rescue console like > instructed on > > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/win_xp_rec.htm > > and then run "fixboot". Caution: if you run "fixmbr" the MBR will be > overridden and you loose grub. If you do that and you want to get grub > back you will have to boot with the Fedora CD1 with "rescue" and then to > run "grub-install /dev/hda". If you think to better switch to boot with > the Windows(r) bootloader and to let that one start Fedora, then follow: > Thanks for the reply. But no windows CD is able to bootup anymore! And I've no clue why. At first I thought the WinXP CD was buggy but when I tried other XP CDs they said something like "scanning hardware devices" then hang there with a black screen. Only my Fedora CD can boot up and the laptop doesn't have any floppy drives! Any solution? -- Cheers, Didier. ------------ Didier F.B Casse | PhD candidate | LiMiNT Beamline Singapore Synchrotron Light Source (SSLS), 5 Research Link, Singapore 117603 Email: elprodigioREMOVE_THIS_ANTISPAM_MOJO@xxxxxxxxx| Web: http://ssls.nus.edu.sg | GPG Key 1024D/B3C57D01 2004-06-23
