>> Have these two lines in grub.conf. I think it is called menu.lst nowadays. >>chainloader +1
--\Grub menu list is as below # grub.conf generated by anaconda # # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file # NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that # all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg. # root (hd0,0) # kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sda2 # initrd /initrd-version.img #boot=/dev/sda default=0 timeout=10 splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz #hiddenmenu #password --md5 $1$Y5BZMnQQ$Zt1z8ag7T1/7MysWhQxCv1 title Red Hat Desktop (2.6.9-22.EL) root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-22.EL ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet noapic acpi=off initrd /initrd-2.6.9-22.EL.img title Windows 2000 Professional rootnoverify (hd1) chainloader (hd1)+1 map (hd1) (hd0,1) - - - >> What does fdisk /dev/sda and fdisk /dev/sdb show? --\ result of fdisk -l [pad...@padhu ~]$ su - Password: [r...@padhu ~]# fdisk -l Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0xeee99310 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 1 131 1052226 83 Linux /dev/sda2 132 5230 40957717+ 83 Linux /dev/sda3 5231 11636 51456195 f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/sda4 11637 19457 62822182+ 83 Linux /dev/sda5 5231 7780 20482843+ 83 Linux /dev/sda6 7781 10330 20482843+ 83 Linux /dev/sda7 10331 10591 2096451 83 Linux /dev/sda8 10592 10852 2096451 83 Linux /dev/sda9 10853 11113 2096451 83 Linux /dev/sda10 11114 11374 2096451 83 Linux /dev/sda11 11375 11505 1052226 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/sda12 11506 11636 1052226 82 Linux swap / Solaris Disk /dev/sdb: 164.6 GB, 164696555520 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 20023 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0x000edbb8 Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 * 1 131 1048576 83 Linux Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary. /dev/sdb2 131 15429 122880000 83 Linux /dev/sdb3 15429 19253 30720000 83 Linux /dev/sdb4 19254 20023 6185025 5 Extended /dev/sdb5 19254 19515 2097152 83 Linux [r...@padhu ~]# >> It chainloads to the grub of F11 which is on MBR of that disk? --\ Yes Both HHDs are having linux and when i select the windows, second HHD linux (FC11) is booting without any problem. How is it possible? -- Padhu, Pollachi. Knowledge is power ! "Be an Energy (Opti)mizer - Use Electricity Wiser" _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email ilugc-requ...@ae.iitm.ac.in with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc