windows wont boot anymore

atv087 · #1 1st February 2005, 05:15 PM

hey i have linux and windows on seperate drives and i had to reformat windows after i did that there was no grub so i did linux rescue and got grub back now it just says loading windows in 3 .. 2.. 1.. 0.. and then it does it all over again it wont load up windows
anyone have any ideas on how to fix this??

thanks
jay

terr9898 · #2 1st February 2005, 07:02 PM

Look in /etc/grub.conf. Check in the Windows section, is the root (it may also be rootnoverify) parameter looking at the right drive, partition ID. My section says: rootnoverify (hd0,0) -- looks at the first Hard drive, first partition.

atv087 · #3 1st February 2005, 09:32 PM

ok i tried a few different combinations they didnt work any other ideas

# 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 (hd1,0)
# kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
# initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/hda
default=2
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd1,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Fedora Core (2.6.9-1.667smp)
root (hd1,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-1.667smp ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet
initrd /initrd-2.6.9-1.667smp.img
title Fedora Core-up (2.6.9-1.667)
root (hd1,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-1.667 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet
initrd /initrd-2.6.9-1.667.img
title WINDOWS
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
chainloader +1

thats what my grub.conf shows ive tride hd0,0 and hd0,2 they both dont work one keeps reloading the bootloader the other says partition doesnt exist

imdeemvp · #4 1st February 2005, 10:32 PM

This is the correct entry in the grub for windows.

atv087 · #5 1st February 2005, 10:51 PM

well i added those to the grub.conf and now when i boot it says

Windows
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
chainloader +1
Grub_
and then it just sticks there
any idea what i should do i know your post says 1,0 but thats the other hard drive this one with fedora on it

atv087 · #6 2nd February 2005, 06:00 PM

someone please help i cant access any of my files that i have on my other drive because its ntfs and i cant get on windows to change it to fat 32 so i can mount it

ogetbilo · #7 2nd February 2005, 06:05 PM

I had the same problem in my laptop. I tried many things.
The only solution I found was abandoning windoze for good and giving my second partition it's freedom

I'm glad I did that.

terr9898 · #8 2nd February 2005, 06:06 PM

You didn't specify which Windows is installed on the other drive so I am assuming XP. You can reset the MBR( Master Boot Record): With the XP disc inserted, boot the machine, select the Repair option and fix the MBR.

Afterwards, you can use the Fedora Rescue cd to set the grub loader.

terr9898 · #9 2nd February 2005, 06:08 PM

To access NTFS drives from linux, look at the drivers from the http://linux-ntfs.sf.net project
They have RPMs for Fedora so installing should be easy. Review the guide before starting.

imdeemvp · #10 2nd February 2005, 06:15 PM

Which hd is primary and which is slave? are they IDE hd's?

atv087 · #11 3rd February 2005, 05:55 PM

ok my windows is on my main hard drive hda it says theres 2 windows partitions thought which i dont know what is about. the main windows and the boot is on hda2 though and also i dont have a rescue cd or a windows xp cd i have a sony vaio and it uses the f10 or f12 for system restore and that wont work with the grub on there. So basically im thinking im sol. Then Fedora core 3 is on hdb and i believe it has 2 partitions.

Spookster · #12 4th February 2005, 02:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atv087

ok my windows is on my main hard drive hda it says theres 2 windows partitions thought which i dont know what is about. the main windows and the boot is on hda2 though and also i dont have a rescue cd or a windows xp cd i have a sony vaio and it uses the f10 or f12 for system restore and that wont work with the grub on there. So basically im thinking im sol. Then Fedora core 3 is on hdb and i believe it has 2 partitions.

Then go to www.bootdisk.com and download what you need to boot XP. Then do what terr9898 suggested and recreate your MBR.

atv087 · #13 4th February 2005, 02:44 PM

eh **** it thanks for your help guys im just using linux fulltime for now fedora core 3 and suse 9.1 on the 2 harddrives i have

any idea how to edit the grub.conf on fedora to boot suse?

multiboot · #14 4th February 2005, 05:23 PM

Does this tell me you formatted the drive windows was on???

Quote:

i had to reformat windows after i did that there was no gru

Multiboot

prashant · #15 5th February 2005, 06:22 AM

atv087 did u just formatted the drive on which u prior had windows may b u could have go it fixed -- the problem