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gfreehed
03-19-2004, 10:47 AM
Here is my layout:
Linux: Diskless
WinNT: hda1
WinXP: hda2
I load grub over PXE and I want to be able to choose either Diskless Linux, Windows NT, or Windows XP. Using the grub menu file:
default 0
timeout 90
title Diskless Linux
<Diskless stuff>
title Windows NT
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1
makeactive
title Windows XP
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
chainloader +1
makeactive
I can get Diskless Linux and Windows NT to boot, but not WinXP. Can anyone please help!!!
Thanks in advance.
mdwatts
03-19-2004, 10:59 AM
Any errors messages when you select XP or does the system just reboot?
Try leaving off 'makeactive'.
title Windows XP
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
chainloader +1
gfreehed
03-19-2004, 11:01 AM
Grub returns the error "Invaild device specified"
XiaoKJ
03-19-2004, 11:06 AM
then your partition table is problematic. try going into the grub command prompt, it can tell you which step is wrong. then you can undo the wrong part. read the commands first!
JohnT
03-19-2004, 11:16 AM
title Windows XP
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
chainloader +2
makeactive
gfreehed
03-19-2004, 11:20 AM
It fails on the "makeactive" command, without makeactive the system just hangs.
Homer119
03-19-2004, 11:46 AM
try this
title "Windows XP"
chainloader +1
that should do it
mdwatts
03-19-2004, 12:22 PM
Originally posted by gfreehed
Grub returns the error "Invaild device specified"
Is (hd0,1) aka /dev/hda2 the correct partition for XP?
polle
03-20-2004, 03:02 PM
if you made your partitions with parttion magic, it can be that this program hide the xp partition
(experienced that with a triple boot, win98,xp, gentoo)
in grub.conf I used the unhide command
title Windows XP
unhide (0,1)
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
chainloader +1
makeactive
mdwatts
03-20-2004, 03:12 PM
Originally posted by polle
if you made your partitions with parttion magic, it can be that this program hide the xp partition
(experienced that with a triple boot, win98,xp, gentoo)
in grub.conf I used the unhide command
title Windows XP
unhide (0,1)
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
chainloader +1
makeactive
Thanks as I've been trying to remember how I got the same problem fixed on my laptop that dualboots SuSE and XP Home. I just used PM to unhide the XP partition.
gfreehed... Give the suggestion from polle a try if you did use Partition Magic.
gfreehed
03-22-2004, 11:29 AM
Tried all the suggestions and still no go. Thanks for all the help though.
JohnT
03-22-2004, 11:54 AM
Originally posted by gfreehed
Tried all the suggestions and still no go. Thanks for all the help though.
Plus you recieved no errors, according to your post, so that means you break even. <sarcasm> It would really help us to help you if you could transmit what errors or procedural methods you try as you go along. Just the statement "Tried all the suggestions and still no go", really doesn't help us help you.;)