You are saying here that if it was the C:\ drive(confusing). I think that win98, winME etc. aren't able to configure with any drive letter other than c, but winNT and win2k can. I don't know that winXP can so I hope that what you are saying is true.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Edward Croft > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 12:21 PM > To: Red Hat List > Subject: RE: I can't boot Windows XP with Grub loader. > > I have had this setup working for over a year now. > > On Tue, 2003-09-30 at 13:03, Otto Haliburton wrote: > > This is news to me. I didn't know that windows would even boot from a > slave > > drive. Good info if it is true. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:redhat-list- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > On Behalf Of Edward Croft > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 11:55 AM > > > To: Red Hat List > > > Subject: Re: I can't boot Windows XP with Grub loader. > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 2003-09-30 at 12:16, Joan Carles Jimenez wrote: > > > > Hi! > > > > > > > > I'm currently running RHL 9 on one hard disk (master). My boot > loader is > > > Grub. Now, I installed Windows XP (NTFS) in other hard disk (slave). > The > > > Grub detects the two operating systems but, when I select Windows XP, > this > > > does not boot. What's the problem? Thanks. > > > > > > > > Joan Carles Jiménez > > > > > > > If XP was installed to the "C:\" drive, then you may have to map the > > > drives. > > > > > > map (hd0) (hd1) > > > map (hd1) (hd0) > > > This is done in grub.conf. Be sure also that chainloader +1 is on that > > > line. > > > I had to do this for a Win2k partition that used to be the master. I > put > > > it in as the second drive and did the map commands in grub and it > boots > > > just as if it was the primary. > > > > > > And as always, to learn more on grub, info grub. The info program will > > > bring up the whole manual on grub. > > > Ed Croft, RHCE > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
