My GRUB version is 0.97
On 5/26/08, Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Debian Linux wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I installed the Debian 4.0r2 onto my laptop where Win XP has already been >> there. After the installation, I'm able to boot Debian from GRUB menu but >> not for Win XP and GRUB error 29 is appearing on the screen, saying >> >> error 29: Disk write error >> press any key to continue >> >> When I follow the above instruction, it brings me back to the GRUB boot >> menu and I lost from there >> >> Could anyone please diagnose what's wrong with the GRUB installation? >> Thanks >> > > These links look promising: > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=87736 > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2005-February/076226.html > > The first one basically says: > >> I had the same problem. In my case it was caused by the bootable flag >> being disabled on XP's partition. >> >> - run 'sudo cfdisk <device>' (In my case, XP is installed on /dev/hda so >> <device> would be that) >> - enable the bootable flag for the NTFS partition >> - write changes >> - quit >> - reboot >> >> Hopefully this fixes it for you. >> > > The second one basically says: > > On Thu, Feb 10, 2005 at 06:07:10PM +0400, Rakhesh Sasidharan wrote: >> >/ I did a brief check on the net, and it seems to be bug that has been >> />/ fixed. What version of GRUB are you using? The bug was that GRUB wasn't >> />/ mounting the disks read-write. >> />/ />/ Alternatively, maybe you want to make a GRUB boot disk, and then >> try />/ installing from that? >> />/ /I am using grub 0.95. >> This was exactly my point as I don't own a floppy drive. Anyway the >> solution i found after some searching was to use grub-install /dev/hda >> instead of using the grub cli. Anyway grub-install worked just fine :) >> Thank you for your time. >> > > -- > Kent West > Westing Peacefully - http://kentwest.blogspot.com > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a > subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
