Re: [grub #57] More than 2 primary partitions

[David Balazic]

David Balazic wrote:
> 
> address@hidden wrote:
> >
> > Two Answers:
> >
> >     -Answer1:
> >         GRUB default setting:
> >
> >         title RedHat
> >         <... default...>
> >
> >         title Windows 2000
> >         rootnoverify (hd0,0)
> >         chainloader +1
> > -----------------------------
> > 1st primary partition: fat32
> > 2nd primary partition: ext3
> > extended: fat32
> > -----------------------------
> 
> It would be more helpful if you posted the entire contents of
> grub.conf. Please do so.
> Also post the output of "fdisk -l" ( the entire partition data )
> 
> >
> >    -Answer2:
> >         Windows can read original partition, and works fine.
> >         After installing GRUB, it changes original partition
> >         and makes other OS crash. Is this windows problem or GRUB's?
> 
> Does windows work OK if you delete GRUB ?
> You can do this by booting into DOS and running "fdisk /mbr"

If you don't have DOS, boot your win2000 CD and get into the
recovery console ( a command line environment, like DOS )
and enter "fixmbr".



> 
> >
> >
> > Bennett Wu
> > ----------
> >
> > >-- Original Message --
> > >Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 17:30:26 +0100
> > >From: David Balazic <address@hidden>
> > >Subject: Re: [grub #57] More than 2 primary partitions
> > >Reply-To: address@hidden
> > >To: BugCommunicator <address@hidden>
> > >
> > >
> > >address@hidden wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Reporter: address@hidden
> > >> Summary: More than 2 primary partitions
> > >> Version: 0.93
> > >> Type: software bug
> > >>
> > >> Message:
> > >> My desktop has 60G HD. I divided into two primary partitions with 10G
> > each.
> > >The other 40G be the extended partition.
> > >>
> > >> 1st Primary partition: Win 2000( first installing )
> > >> 2nd Primary Partition: Linux Redhat 8.0( second installing )
> > >> Extended partition: For storing data.
> > >>
> > >> The Grub runs with serious problem.
> > >> When I use RedHat 8.0, everything seens fine. But, once I change to 
> > >> Window2000.
> > >Win2000 tries to access 2nd primary partition. This makes my booting 
> > >win2000
> > >very slow, and after booting Win2000 can't see any HD inside. Everytime
> > when
> > >I open IE or click "MyComputer" then system crash. Is there anyway to slove
> > >this problem ? Or It is impossible to have multi-OS in this kind of HD.
> > If
> > >possible, please send me a email with detail solution.
> > >
> > >Two questions :
> > >
> > > - what is your menu.lst ( grub.conf ) file ?
> > > - why are you reporting windows problems on a grub mail list ?
> > >   ( doesn't MS have a superior support ? )
> > >
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