grub error 13 (Soleved)

[srilliet]

hay trying to load windows on sdb1.
does any one see anything wrong (besides installing windows )

here is my fdisk -l
windows is installed on sdb1

my grub config ai as follows

title Windows XP
rootnoverify (hd1,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1
-----------------------------------------------------
Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500106780160 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xb7c8b7c8

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 63 506016 fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sda2 64 186 987997+ fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sda3 187 2619 19543072+ fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sda4 2620 60801 467346915 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 2620 8699 48837568+ fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sda6 8700 60801 418509283+ fd Linux raid autodetect

Disk /dev/sdb: 500.1 GB, 500106780160 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xe8c9bb6d

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 12159 97667136 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sdb2 12160 60801 390716865 83 Linux

Disk /dev/sdc: 500.1 GB, 500106780160 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x98714747

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 * 1 63 506016 fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdc2 64 186 987997+ fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdc3 187 2619 19543072+ fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdc4 2620 60801 467346915 5 Extended
/dev/sdc5 2620 8699 48837568+ fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdc6 8700 60801 418509283+ fd Linux raid autodetect

[tberer]

I am not absolutely sure but I think Windows XP expects to be booted from the first disk. Have a look into the map command: http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/grub.html#DOS_002fWindows

[notHerbert]

You have the strangest grub.conf that I've ever seen. Grub error 13 means that the type of kernel you are trying to boot is not recognized by grub.

[srilliet]

well i moved my linux drives to sdb and sdc and installed windows to sda1 i'm getting the same problem i never had this problem before

here is my full grub listing

# Which listing to boot as default. 0 is the first, 1 the second etc.
default 0
# How many seconds to wait before the default listing is booted.
timeout 10
# Nice, fat splash-image to spice things up
# Comment out if you don't have a graphics card installed
splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz

title Gentoo (2.6.24.3)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24.3 root=/dev/md3
#sda5

title Windows XP
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

and yes i know that root is on hd0,0 and windows is on hd0,0 . my bios is set to load sdb first if i put root on hd1,0 it fails to load gentoo

here is my new fdisk -l listing
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 12159 97667136 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 12160 60801 390716865 83 Linux

Disk /dev/sdb: 500.1 GB, 500106780160 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xb7c8b7c8

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 1 63 506016 fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdb2 64 186 987997+ fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdb3 187 2619 19543072+ fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdb4 2620 60801 467346915 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 2620 8699 48837568+ fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdb6 8700 60801 418509283+ fd Linux raid autodetect

Disk /dev/sdc: 500.1 GB, 500106780160 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x98714747

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 * 1 63 506016 fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdc2 64 186 987997+ fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdc3 187 2619 19543072+ fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdc4 2620 60801 467346915 5 Extended
/dev/sdc5 2620 8699 48837568+ fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdc6 8700 60801 418509283+ fd Linux raid autodetect

the only way i can load windows is to change my boot up in the bios.

should i install grub on mbr of sda ?

[DONAHUE]

Use this:

# Which listing to boot as default. 0 is the first, 1 the second etc.
default 0
# How many seconds to wait before the default listing is booted.
timeout 10
# Nice, fat splash-image to spice things up :)
# Comment out if you don't have a graphics card installed
splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz

title Gentoo (2.6.24.3)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24.3 root=/dev/md3
#sda5

title Windows XP
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
rootnoverify (hd1,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

Windows insists on being (at least in part) on first partition of first drive, map commands above fool it.

[srilliet]

thanks every one

its sad i only installed windows to play games that don't run in wine. its funny how bill can program a nitendo and call it windows and make billions on something thats only good for games.

thanks again