Problem in the boot of Windows XP with Grub

[Daniel Gariani Rafael]

Mikkel, I really do not remember if I made this change in the bios, when you
are sure (that I am at work now) will be checking and posting here in the
community.

Already now, thanks for your help.

Daniel Gariani Rafael.

2008/5/27 Mikkel L. Ellertson <mikkel at infinity-ltd.com>:

> Daniel Gariani Rafael wrote:
>
>> Already now, I would like to apologize for my English, because I do not
>> know very well and I am using the Google tool to translate my problem.
>>
>> My problem is: I have 3 HDs Sata, in which 2 HDs of 160GB are for Windows
>> XP with Raid 0, 3º of HD is 80GB in which installed Fedora (this being my
>> first experience with it) the plant was normal There was no error, however,
>> when restart the computer and select the option in Grub boot Windows XP,
>> simply restart the computer, when I select Fedora, the boot normally
>> carries.
>>
>> *Below I am telling this as the menu of Grub and below the information
>> given by fdisk-l*
>>
>> # grub.conf generated by anaconda
>> #
>> # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this
>> file
>> # NOTICE: You do not have a /boot partition. This means that
>> # all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /, eg.
>> # root (hd0,1)
>> # kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sdc2
>> # initrd /boot/initrd-version.img
>> #boot=/dev/sdc
>> default=0
>> timeout=15
>> splashimage=(hd0,1)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
>>
>> #hiddenmenu
>> title Fedora (2.6.25.3-18.fc9.i686)
>> root (hd0,1)
>> kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25.3-18.fc9.i686 ro
>> root=UUID=710aebdc-3053-43d1-bf4b-edf395653a69 rhgb quiet
>> initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.25.3-18.fc9.i686.img
>>
>> title Fedora (2.6.25-14.fc9.i686)
>> root (hd0,1)
>> kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25-14.fc9.i686 ro
>> root=UUID=710aebdc-3053-43d1-bf4b-edf395653a69 rhgb quiet
>> initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.25-14.fc9.i686.img
>>
>> title WindowsXP
>> rootnoverify (hd1,0)
>> chainloader +1
>>
>>  <---------------------------[ SNIP ]-------------------->
>
>>
>> If there is a need to send any further information will be updating the
>> list as soon as possible.
>>
>> I hope I have managed to explain my problem, I help you this because it
>> really leaves me until dawn on the computer.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>  Did you change the boot order in the BIOS, or add another drive when you
> installed Fedora? It looks like XP was the first 2 drives as a RAID array,
> but your Grub config has it as the second BIOS drive, and FEdora as the
> first BIOS drive.
>
> If you changed the BIOS boot order, reset it and make sure XP boots. If it
> does, we can tell you how to modify the Grub config so that XP sees the old
> BIOS configuration while still booting from the 3rd SATA drive. We just have
> to tell Grub to fake the BIOS drive order that XP expects.
>
> Mikkel
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