Hi list,
I am using Mandrake 10.1 Official on multiboot system.
After installing Mandrake 9.2 (yes 9.2 NOT 10.1) on un-partitioned space.
Windows stop booting.
Since as per default GRUB setting, it should show non *Linux OS also in Boot
menu.
But, here it is not showing any other OS.
NOTE: Boot loader might be installed on MBR (instead of first non windows
partition)?
So, I booted to Linux & can view non-Linux partition being mounted as
below:
#df-h
/dev/hda1 1G 4.7G 11G 31% /mnt/win_c
/dev/hda5 5.1G 4.6G 418M 92% /mnt/win_d
and
#fdisk -l
Disk /dev/hda:40.0 GB,40020664320
16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 77545 cylinders
Units= cylinder of 1008 * 512= 516096 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 31206 15727603+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda2 31206 77545 23355045 f W95Ext'd(LBA)
/dev/hda5 31206 41613 524519 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda6 41613 64700 11534638+ 6 FAT16
/dev/hda7 64500 64708 1052738 83 Linux
/dev/hda8 64709 65729 514552 82 Swap
/dev/hda9 65730 69802 2052760 83 Linux
/dev/hda10 69803 77545 3902446+ 83 Linux
NOTE: /dev/hda1 Windows 2000 Professional
/dev/hda5 Windows 2003 Server
/dev/hda6 MISC (FAT16)
Since, I am not getting any windows listing in my Grub boot menu.Therefore,i
have manually added windows entry in it.
Now,
1)when I choose windows 2000 at boot time:
ERROR o/p:-
Root(hda0,1)
Filesystem type unknown,partition oxf
Chainloader +1
2)When I choose windows 2003
Root(hda0,5)
Filesystem type unknown,partition ox6
Chainloader +1
Lastly I tried installing Mandrake 10.1 Official…………Once again it could not
able to recognise windows OS installed on my Hard Disk.
Now, please suggest how to revert back to my original configuration.
Running Windows OS without formatting. Since it contains lots many important
installation that can’t be ported without running original Windows.
Thanks and Regards.
Navneet Choudhary
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