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? 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. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
