Unable to boot on WinXP after Fedora Core 2 test3 install

[Jim Cornette]

Marco Bambini wrote:
> 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
> 
> 

I had a problem during FC1 where XP would not boot. I see that the 
partition is active already from the fdisk output.

I ended up putting the below into grub.conf and it worked. This was the 
entry from the configuration section in "info grub".
I only see a difference between the two entries with root instead of 
rootnoverify and the makeactive entry.

     # For booting Windows NT or Windows95
      title Windows NT / Windows 95 boot menu
      root        (hd0,0)
      makeactive
      chainloader +1

YMMV,

Jim



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