fc6 / windows xp dual-boot system

[Matthew Saltzman]

On Thu, 30 Nov 2006, Jim Cornette wrote:

> Don Raikes wrote:
>> Ok, the fdisk -l /dev/sda shows:
>> 
>> 
>> Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
>> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
>> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>> 
>>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
>> /dev/sda1   *         711       17538   135170910    7  HPFS/NTFS
>> /dev/sda2               1         710     5703043+   b  W95 FAT32
>> /dev/sda3           17539       29649    97281607+  83  Linux
>> /dev/sda4           29650       30401     6040440    5  Extended
>> /dev/sda5           29650       30388     5935986   82  Linux swap / 
>> Solaris
>> 
>> Partition table entries are not in disk order
>
> I agree with the comment from Scott below. The starting partition is 
> /dev/sda2 (1 through 710) but for some reason fdisk wants to call the (711 
> through 17538) /dev/sda1.
>
> This output at least is easier for me than the Partition magic which I never 
> used before.

I haven't been following this thread, so I don't know what the OP's issue 
was, but...

It used to be the case that Windows didn't much like partition tables 
where the numebring wasn't in order from cylinder 1 to the end.  No 
Windows partitioning tool that I know of would create a partition table 
like this.

You can fix the order with fdisk commands 'x' then 'f' then 'w'.  If you 
do, you may need to fix grub.conf, fstab, lvm, and/or reinstall grub.  If 
Windows was originally on the disk, I have no idea what might have already 
broken or what might break if it was working and you fix the partition 
table.

>
> Jim
>
>
>>> 
>> If I read this correctly your boot(windows partition) is hda1 which grub
>> calls hd0,0 in your grub.conf you are telling grub to boot hd0,1 (which
>> is the #2 partition (hda2 in fdisk language) make the rootnoverify line
>> rootnoverify (hd0,0)
>> and you should be o.k.
>> 
>> Scott
>> 
>
>

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 		Matthew Saltzman

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