Dr Spliff
October 4th, 2011, 07:35 AM
I have searched endlessly on Google and tried multiple fixes for this, and nothing seems to be working.
What I'm trying to do :
-Triple boot (future Quad) Windows 7, XP, and Ubuntu
What I did:
-Had W7 Installed originally
-Executed GParted to Partition my drive the following way :
*200 GB W7 (Primary)
*100 GB Unallocated
-Inserted XP and installed on 100 GB partition
-Inserted Ubuntu and used drive partitioner on install to set the now XP 100 GB to 50 GB, and 50 GB set for Ubuntu
Everything was going OK, until I restarted and the GRUB2 Menu did not display my XP. I have read up on editing the GRUB2 and executed on all sda options to no avail. It listed Windows 7 Loader, which actually loaded XP....and W7 would not load at all. After trying countless things with the GRUB2 menu, I resorted to a tip I found. I inserted the W7 install CD and ran startup repair, which then made W7 boot from the W7 Loader option.
I now cannot find, or boot XP. I have tried custom adding it to GRUB2, but it does not find it ever. Here is the hard drive analysis :
sda1: __________________________________________________ ________________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files: /boot.ini /grldr /bootmgr /Boot/BCD /grldr /ntldr
/NTDETECT.COM
sda2: __________________________________________________ ________________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System: Windows 7
Boot files: /Windows/System32/winload.exe
sda3: __________________________________________________ ________________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sda5: __________________________________________________ ________________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: According to the info in the boot sector, sda5 starts
at sector 63.
Operating System: Windows XP
Boot files:
sda6: __________________________________________________ ________________________
File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 11.04
Boot files: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img
============================ Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive: sda __________________________________________________ ___________________
Disk /dev/sda: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders, total 625142448 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Partition Boot Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2,048 206,847 204,800 7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
/dev/sda2 206,848 421,412,863 421,206,016 7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
/dev/sda3 421,417,141 625,141,759 203,724,619 f W95 Extended (LBA)
/dev/sda5 421,417,143 523,268,705 101,851,563 7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
/dev/sda6 523,270,144 625,141,759 101,871,616 83 Linux
"blkid" output: __________________________________________________ ______________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/sda1 084A63AC4A63956A ntfs
/dev/sda2 04366815366809CE ntfs
/dev/sda5 888019FB8019F104 ntfs
/dev/sda6 5279cc91-5d11-44cc-b163-0f7c35c6f622 ext4
================================ Mount points: =================================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
/dev/sda6 / ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro,commit=0)
================================ sda1/boot.ini: ================================
If I try to boot SDA5 it switches to a screen with a blinking cursor in the upper left corner, and just sits there. How do I boot XP? Thanks...
What I'm trying to do :
-Triple boot (future Quad) Windows 7, XP, and Ubuntu
What I did:
-Had W7 Installed originally
-Executed GParted to Partition my drive the following way :
*200 GB W7 (Primary)
*100 GB Unallocated
-Inserted XP and installed on 100 GB partition
-Inserted Ubuntu and used drive partitioner on install to set the now XP 100 GB to 50 GB, and 50 GB set for Ubuntu
Everything was going OK, until I restarted and the GRUB2 Menu did not display my XP. I have read up on editing the GRUB2 and executed on all sda options to no avail. It listed Windows 7 Loader, which actually loaded XP....and W7 would not load at all. After trying countless things with the GRUB2 menu, I resorted to a tip I found. I inserted the W7 install CD and ran startup repair, which then made W7 boot from the W7 Loader option.
I now cannot find, or boot XP. I have tried custom adding it to GRUB2, but it does not find it ever. Here is the hard drive analysis :
sda1: __________________________________________________ ________________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System:
Boot files: /boot.ini /grldr /bootmgr /Boot/BCD /grldr /ntldr
/NTDETECT.COM
sda2: __________________________________________________ ________________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System: Windows 7
Boot files: /Windows/System32/winload.exe
sda3: __________________________________________________ ________________________
File system: Extended Partition
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
sda5: __________________________________________________ ________________________
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP
Boot sector info: According to the info in the boot sector, sda5 starts
at sector 63.
Operating System: Windows XP
Boot files:
sda6: __________________________________________________ ________________________
File system: ext4
Boot sector type: -
Boot sector info:
Operating System: Ubuntu 11.04
Boot files: /boot/grub/grub.cfg /etc/fstab /boot/grub/core.img
============================ Drive/Partition Info: =============================
Drive: sda __________________________________________________ ___________________
Disk /dev/sda: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders, total 625142448 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Partition Boot Start Sector End Sector # of Sectors Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2,048 206,847 204,800 7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
/dev/sda2 206,848 421,412,863 421,206,016 7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
/dev/sda3 421,417,141 625,141,759 203,724,619 f W95 Extended (LBA)
/dev/sda5 421,417,143 523,268,705 101,851,563 7 NTFS / exFAT / HPFS
/dev/sda6 523,270,144 625,141,759 101,871,616 83 Linux
"blkid" output: __________________________________________________ ______________
Device UUID TYPE LABEL
/dev/sda1 084A63AC4A63956A ntfs
/dev/sda2 04366815366809CE ntfs
/dev/sda5 888019FB8019F104 ntfs
/dev/sda6 5279cc91-5d11-44cc-b163-0f7c35c6f622 ext4
================================ Mount points: =================================
Device Mount_Point Type Options
/dev/sda6 / ext4 (rw,errors=remount-ro,commit=0)
================================ sda1/boot.ini: ================================
If I try to boot SDA5 it switches to a screen with a blinking cursor in the upper left corner, and just sits there. How do I boot XP? Thanks...