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

[David Balazic]

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"

> 
> 
> 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 ? )
> >
> >--
> >David Balazic
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