grub 0.97 fatal fail booting Windows [resolved]

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robinswan · Post by **robinswan** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:33 pm

after I have updated my system to Gentoo 2006.1, grub was updated to 0.97 version,
and I don't change the old grub.conf, but while I trying to switch my system to Windows,
the Grub failed to boot Windows and return the Grub main menu.

kim_asplund · Post by **kim_asplund** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 1:42 pm

what does your grub.conf look like and where does your os'es live?

robinswan · Post by **robinswan** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 2:35 pm

kim_asplund wrote:what does your grub.conf look like and where does your os'es live?

my grub.conf:

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default 0
timeout 5

title Gentoo Linux 2.6.17-gentoo-r7
root(hd0,7)
kernel (hd0,7)/bzImage-2.6.17-gentoo-r7 root=/dev/hda10

title Gentoo Linux 2.6.16-gentoo-r13
root(hd0,7)
kernel (hd0,7)/bzImage-2.6.16-gentoo-r13 root=/dev/hda10

title=Window XP professional
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeative
chainloader +1

OS residing layout:

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/dev/hda0 --> Windows
...
/dev/hda8 --> /boot
/dev/hda9 --> swap
/dev/hda10 --> /

kim_asplund · Post by **kim_asplund** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:57 pm

Well u can trye to make it like this (not that i think it does much diference)

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title=Window XP professional
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeative
chainloader (hd0,0)+1

and if that dont work trye to restore your mbr to windows and se if it boots then. u can always install grub mbr later fairly simple.

robinswan · Post by **robinswan** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:10 pm

kim_asplund wrote:Well u can trye to make it like this (not that i think it does much diference)
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title=Window XP professional
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeative
chainloader (hd0,0)+1
and if that dont work trye to restore your mbr to windows and se if it boots then. u can always install grub mbr later fairly simple.

I recompile and install grub to the MBR, I got grub error:

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Grub laoding, wait...
Error 18

ElSenorPantelone · Post by **ElSenorPantelone** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 1:44 am

you spelled makeactive incorrectly check the spelling and try grub-install /dev/hda again

syg00 · Post by **syg00** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 2:00 am

Leave it out altogether - although I'd be surprised if his caused a problem with a version change in grub.

robinswan · Post by **robinswan** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:57 am

ElSenorPantelone wrote:you spelled makeactive incorrectly check the spelling and try grub-install /dev/hda again

Sorry, it is little mistake, but the real config file on my machine is corrected,
but the Error alway exist.

syg00 · Post by **syg00** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 12:46 pm

It almost sounds like you (re-)installed grub manually, and installed to the XP partition by mistake rather than to the MBR.

robinswan · Post by **robinswan** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 3:29 pm

Thanks every one!
I have fixed this problem by Windows booting CD, and run command "fixmbr" and "fixboot",
and then switch Linux by Gentoo livedCD, reinstall grub.
but now I still don't know what cause this issue.