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Old August 13th, 2008, 12:42 PM   Digg it!   #1 (permalink)
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GRUB issues xp/kubuntu dual boot

hey guys,

so i have 1 hard drive, 3 partitions
1.vista
2.xp
3.vista recovery that came with laptop

i erased vista partition and put kubuntu on it.

the problem is that grub did not detect xp it just picked up the recovery partition.
i assume this is becuz kubuntu wrote over the xp boot files.

so i try fixboot off the xp cd no luck.

now i'm messing with /boot/grub/menu.lst
i've done this before on my gf laptop so i could have another unix machine available. but its not working for me this time.

this is not my exact code but its close enough for you guys to tell me if i'm missing something. I left off the ubuntu part cuz it works fine
===============================================
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/hda5
title, , Windows XP
root, , (hd0,4)
savedefault,
chainloader +1
==================================================

i dont know, i thought it would work but when select it in grub it says,
Error12: invalid device request
press any key to continue....

then it goes back to grub list.

let me know what you think.

sirhc

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Old August 13th, 2008, 11:54 PM     #2 (permalink)
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WHAT?!

its never been this long before i get reply from someone.....
I'm scared! AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!

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Have you tried posting this on the Kubuntu or Ubuntu forums? There are a lot more Grub experts there.
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