On 7/26/07, Hamza Saglam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi KC, > > Thanks for your suggestions. I have removed the boot flag from sda1 > (while keeping it on sda5) and changed the Windows 'root' to (hd0,4), > but unfortunately I still get the dreaded 'Filesystem type unknown, > partition type 0x7' message. > I have read somewhere else that Windows could only boot from a primary > partition, I don't know if that is the issue here but do you think it > might be related?
Yes, in mine, XP is in primary partition. But after reviewing your table, I guess you have a bad partition table (I do not see sda4 anywhere). Here is some suggestions: 1. Try replacing root with rootnoverify in XP partition. So it will read: title Microsoft Windows XP rootnoverify (hd0,4) savedefault makeactive chainloader +1 2. If the above does not work, then you may have bad master boot record. Try to fix it with Windows XP Installation CD, when booting with the CD, choose Recovery Mode to go to Console, and try fixboot and fixmbr. Those commands will try to reset your boot record of XP partition. Good luck :) KC. Someone, through another channel, suggested me to use /dev/sda1's > bootloader to boot into Windows XP, but seeing that /dev/sda1 contains > a crippled WinPE recovery application, I don't think it will really > work. > > > Suggestions would be much appreciated, > > Thanks. > > On 7/27/07, Nguyen, Cuong K. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > On 7/26/07, Hamza Saglam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > After reading dozens of GRUB tutorials for a good few hours and not > > > getting anywhere, I've decided to post on this mailing list regarding > > > my problem. If it has been covered before please pardon me, I really > > > can't see it :( > > > > > > Now before I start, I'd like to point out that we are both debian > > > users both due to the nature of our work, we have to have a windows > > > installation on our machines. Sad but true :( > > > > > > A friend of mine brought in his laptop after he said he couldn't get > > > 'windows booting', and when I had a look at the partition table using > > > gparted, I was presented with the following monstrosity: > > > > > > screenshot: > > > http://***image.***bayimg.***com/oaeikaabk.jpg > > > (please get rid of the 9 stars, the mailing list wouldn't accept my > > > message without these) > > > > > > > > > (for the text based readers), it looks a bit like: > > > /dev/sda1 fat32 (boot) > > > /dev/sda2 extended (lba) > > > /dev/sda5 ntfs (boot) > > > /dev/sda6 linux-swap > > > /dev/sda3 ext3 > > > > > > The first fat32 partition is the recovery files that came with the > > > laptop, the rest is a bit of mess really :) > > > > > > Relevant bits from /boot/grub/menu.lst: > > > > > > title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-4-686 > > > root (hd0,2) > > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-4-686 > > root=/dev/sda3 ro > > > initrd /boot/initrd.img- 2.6.18-4-686 > > > savedefault > > > > > > title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-4-686 (single-user > mode) > > > root (hd0,2) > > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz- 2.6.18-4-686 > > root=/dev/sda3 ro single > > > initrd /boot/initrd.img- 2.6.18-4-686 > > > savedefault > > > > > > title Microsoft Windows XP > > > root (hd0,3) > > > savedefault > > > makeactive > > > chainloader +1 > > > > > > title Acer eRecovery Management > > > root (hd0,0) > > > savedefault > > > makeactive > > > chainloader +1 > > > > > > > > > I've tried all the possible combinations for the root directive of the > > > Windows section, but it doesn't want to load windows. > > > > > > Is there any way I can address the ntfs partition within that extended > > > partition, or do I need to modify the structure. (I'd very much prefer > > > not changing the structure, even though it is quite messy) > > > > > > > > > I am stuck so any help would be much appreciated. > > > > > > Many thanks. > > > Hamza > > > > > > > > > -- > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > If you look at my partition table, you may call it "messier" or > "weirder": > > > > Disk /dev/sda: 100.0 GB, 100030242816 bytes > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 12161 cylinders > > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > /dev/sda1 1 784 6297448+ 12 Compaq > diagnostics > > /dev/sda2 * 785 3356 20659590 7 HPFS/NTFS > > /dev/sda3 4507 12161 61488787+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) > > /dev/sda4 3357 4506 9237375 7 HPFS/NTFS > > /dev/sda5 4507 7064 20547103+ 83 Linux > > /dev/sda6 7065 7203 1116486 82 Linux swap / > Solaris > > /dev/sda7 11974 12161 1510078+ 82 Linux swap / > Solaris > > /dev/sda8 7204 9635 19535008+ 83 Linux > > /dev/sda9 9636 11973 18779953+ 83 Linux > > > > Partition table entries are not in disk order > > > > And here is the menu.lst > > > > ## ## End Default Options ## > > > > title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.20-16-generic > > root (hd0,7) > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-generic root=/dev/sda8 ro quiet > splash > > initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-16-generic > > quiet > > savedefault > > > > title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.20-16-generic (recovery mode) > > root (hd0,7) > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-generic root=/dev/sda8 ro single > > initrd /boot/initrd.img- 2.6.20-16-generic > > > > title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.20-15-generic > > root (hd0,7) > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-15-generic > > root=UUID=3ce886e2-7b3d-4803-ba0e-19a605fb1153 ro quiet > > splash break=top > > initrd /boot/initrd.img- 2.6.20-15-generic > > quiet > > savedefault > > > > title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.20-15-generic (recovery mode) > > root (hd0,7) > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-15-generic > > root=UUID=3ce886e2-7b3d-4803-ba0e-19a605fb1153 ro single > > initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-15-generic > > > > title Ubuntu, memtest86+ > > root (hd0,7) > > kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin > > quiet > > > > ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST > > > > # This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the > Debian > > # ones. > > title Other operating systems: > > root > > > > > > # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux > OS > > # on /dev/hda1 > > title Windows NT/2000/XP Recovery > > root (hd0,0) > > savedefault > > makeactive > > chainloader +1 > > > > > > # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux > OS > > # on /dev/hda2 > > title Microsoft Windows XP Professional > > root (hd0,1) > > savedefault > > makeactive > > chainloader +1 > > > > > > # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing > > # linux installation on /dev/hda5. > > title Mandriva 2007 (on /dev/hda5) > > root (hd0,4) > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda5 resume=/dev/hda6 > splash=silent > > initrd /boot/initrd.img > > savedefault > > boot > > > > > > # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing > > # linux installation on /dev/hda5. > > title Mandriva 2007 (recovery mode) (on /dev/hda5) > > root (hd0,4) > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda5 resume=/dev/hda6 > > initrd /boot/initrd.img > > savedefault > > boot > > > > > > # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing > > # linux installation on /dev/hda5. > > title failsafe (on /dev/hda5) > > root (hd0,4) > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda5 failsafe resume=/dev/hda6 > > initrd /boot/initrd.img > > savedefault > > boot > > > > Very similar to your case: I have one Recovery partition (sda1), one > Windows > > XP Pro, one Ubuntu box, and one Mandriva box. Everything works just > fine: by > > selecting on the boot menu, I can boot into any OS I want. > > > > As about your case, here is my suggestion for menu.lst (not sure it will > > work, but worth giving a try) > > > > title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-4-686 > > root (hd0,2) > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz- 2.6.18-4-686 root=/dev/sda3 ro > > initrd /boot/initrd.img- 2.6.18-4-686 > > savedefault > > > > title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-4-686 (single-user > mode) > > root (hd0,2) > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz- 2.6.18-4-686 root=/dev/sda3 ro single > > initrd /boot/initrd.img- 2.6.18-4-686 > > savedefault > > > > title Microsoft Windows XP > > root (hd0,4) > > savedefault > > makeactive > > chainloader +1 > > > > title Acer eRecovery Management > > root (hd0,0) > > savedefault > > makeactive > > chainloader +1 > > > > The only change here is for XP partition: root (hd0,4) not (hd0,3) > because > > your ntfs partition is sda5. Also, you may need just one partition to be > > bootable like me (you have two bootable). > > > > Hope that this can help, > > > > KC. > > >
