also mehul how to reapair MBR???is it by using windows install CD? On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 7:45 AM, aashish khanna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> dude i tried all the combinations but it shows something like device not > found... > so i guess i'll try mehul's method... > but am still curious what all went wrong and Why after changing grub's > menu list nothing s happening > > > On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 7:30 AM, aashish khanna < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> sahil..how do i find out where does my window reside???? >> it shud be either hda 4 or 5 >> i ll try both the devices... >> >> and how do i reinstall gub later on >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 5:38 AM, Sahil Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >>> On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 9:22 PM, aashish khanna < >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> > guys the situation is like this: >>> > 1. I had a XP installed on my C: but it got corrupted sometime back,but >>> i >>> > needed some data on the desktop. >>> > 2. so i installed another XP on D:,thus having a option to boot from >>> either >>> > of the two windows(one corrupt) >>> > 3. now i formatted C: and installed fedora core 6(suggested by a >>> friend) >>> > 4. the GRUB loader at the time of installation detected "other" OS as >>> well >>> > on hda5 and it was installed on MBR >>> > 5. but during the boot on selecting the "other" it shows >>> > rootnoverify(hd0,4) >>> > chainloader +1 >>> > >>> >>> >> are you sure that your windows(d) resides on (hd0,4)..? >>> if yes, then check the entry for it in /boot/grub/menu.lst to see if >>> the lines makeactive and savedefault are also present..! >>> >>> it shud be like this: >>> >>> title win xp >>> rootnoverify (hd0,4) >>> savedefault >>> makeactive >>> chainloader +1 >>> >>> also try changing rootnoverfiy to just root.. >>> >>> if still the problem persists, then the method posted by Mehul should >>> work, >>> after which you'll need to re-install GRUB. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Sahil >>> >>> MCA(SE) >>> USIT >>> GGSIPU, Kashmere Gate >>> Delhi >>> _______________________________________________ >>> ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org >>> http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd >>> Next Event: http://freed.in - February 22-24, 2008 >>> Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/ >>> >> >> > _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - February 22-24, 2008 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
