configure grub to dual boot xp
Have recently installed Ubuntu 7.10 over XP Home sp2 runninbg NTFS file system. Expected grub to find XP and correctly modify menu.lst to show xp as "other operating system", but htis did not happen. The ubuntu kernels are there but no reference to XP. I've tried various ways to enter the xp info into menu.lst, but had no success. Ubuntu boots and runs fine, but am unable to access Windows XP. Here is my drives info as per fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x14671466
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 9728 78140128+ 44 Unknown
Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x206642a9
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 4660 37431418+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda2 4661 4865 1646662+ 5 Extended
/dev/hda5 4661 4865 1646631 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Disk /dev/hdb: 20.0 GB, 20020396032 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2434 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xe636e636
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 * 1 2433 19543041 44 Unknown
hbw@pentium:~$
Here is my menu.lst file. The last entry is one of the many unsuccessful ones I tried to get it to boot XP.
## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default 0
## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout 15
## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
hiddenmenu
# Pretty colours
#color cyan/blue white/blue
## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
# password --md5 $1$gLhU0/
# password topsecret
#
# examples
#
# title Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader +1
#
# title Linux
# root (hd0,1)
# kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#
#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST
### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below
## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs
## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
## kopt_2_
## kopt_2_
# kopt=root=
## Setup crashdump menu entries
## e.g. crashdump=1
# crashdump=0
## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,0)
## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
## alternative=false
# alternative=true
## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative
## lockalternative
# lockalternative
## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=quiet splash
## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
## lockold=true
# lockold=false
## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=
## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=
## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
## altoptions=
# altoptions=
## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
## howmany=7
# howmany=all
## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
## memtest86=false
# memtest86=true
## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaulten
## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false
## ## End Default Options ##
title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-
initrd /boot/initrd.
quiet
title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-
initrd /boot/initrd.
title Ubuntu 7.10, memtest86+
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/memtest86
quiet
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
title Other operating systems:
root
# This entry was not automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda1
title Microsoft Windows XP Home
root (sda0,0)
##savedefault 1 #only boot once; next boot kernel 0 is default again
makeactive
chainloader +1
I would greatly appreciate if someone could show me the correct entry that should be put into the menu.lst file.
Many thanks in advance,
Hanns Wetzel
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