Unable to boot on WinXP after Fedora Core 2 test3 install

[Gerry Tool]

Jim Cornette wrote:
> 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
> 
> 
> 
Yes, I had tried this to no avail during one of my failures of XP to boot.

Gerry Tool