<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 5.5.2653.12"> <TITLE>RE: Unable to boot on WinXP after Fedora Core 2 test3 install</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> if /dev/hda1 is your XP then it looks like grub over-wrote the boot code for the XP partition, since that is where it's booting from and grub is in the boot partition. > -----Original Message----- > From: Marco Bambini [<A HREF="mailto:marco@vampiresoft.com">mailto:marco@vampiresoft.com</A>] > Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 12:59 PM > To: fedora-test-list@redhat.com > Subject: Unable to boot on WinXP after Fedora Core 2 test3 install > > > I have a laptop (Acer Aspire 1300 with a 20GB HD) with Windows XP in > the first partition (15GB) and Fedora Core 2 test1 in the second one > (with GRUB for the dual boot and it always works fine). I > have decided > to install Fedora Core 2 test3 (with the erase linux > partition option) > and the installation works fine. > > But when I try to boot on my WindowsXP partition (with Grub) nothing > happens... > I am now UNABLE to boot into my WindowsXP partiotion... > I have read that others have the same problem after the > Fedora install > ... but I haven't found any solution that works for me. > > Anyone can help me? > > > #fdisk -l > Disk /dev/hda: 20.0 GB, 20003880960 bytes > 16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38760 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/hda1 * 1 26550 13381168+ 7 HPFS/NTFS > /dev/hda2 26551 26753 102312 83 Linux > /dev/hda3 26754 37785 5560128 83 Linux > /dev/hda4 37786 38760 491400 f W95 > Ext'd (LBA) > /dev/hda5 37786 38760 491368+ 82 Linux swap > > #cat /etc/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 (hd0,1) > # kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hda3 > # initrd /initrd-version.img > #boot=/dev/hda > default=1 > timeout=10 > splashimage=(hd0,1)/grub/splash.xpm.gz > title Fedora Core (2.6.5-1.327) > root (hd0,1) > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.5-1.327 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet > initrd /initrd-2.6.5-1.327.img > title WindowsXP > rootnoverify (hd0,0) > chainloader +1 > > I really need your help... > Thanks a lot. > > Marco Bambini > Italy > > > -- > fedora-test-list mailing list > fedora-test-list@redhat.com > To unsubscribe: > <A HREF="http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list" TARGET="_blank">http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list</A> > </BODY> </HTML>