Dual boot with Vista.

[Rafal07BC]

Hello.

I have been looking for answer to my problem for few days now but with no effect.
I hope you can help me with my problem.

This is how my disk is partitioned:


Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 784 6297448+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda2 785 6006 41945715 83 Linux
/dev/sda3 * 6007 11228 41945715 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda4 11229 60801 398195122+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda5 11229 37337 209720511 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda6 37338 60801 188474548+ 7 HPFS/NTFS


Before I installed Ubuntu I had installed Windows XP on sda2. I used sda1 as swap partition. Then I installed Vista on sda3.
After playing for a while with Ubuntu in virtual environment I decided to switch to it.
As you can see I decided to remove XP and use sda1 as linux swap and sda2 as linux partition.
All went well and I am using Xubuntu as my default os but I also do need to use Vista.

Xubuntu installer didnt add entry for Vista to grub.

I tried to do it myselt, but to no effect. This is how menu.lst file looks like right now.



title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-18-generic
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-18-generic root=UUID=02df2b3d-86b0-4edc-bfba-45c5a5f8fa05 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-18-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-18-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-18-generic root=UUID=02df2b3d-86b0-4edc-bfba-45c5a5f8fa05 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-18-generic

title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-17-generic
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-17-generic root=UUID=02df2b3d-86b0-4edc-bfba-45c5a5f8fa05 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-17-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-17-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-17-generic root=UUID=02df2b3d-86b0-4edc-bfba-45c5a5f8fa05 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-17-generic

title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=02df2b3d-86b0-4edc-bfba-45c5a5f8fa05 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=02df2b3d-86b0-4edc-bfba-45c5a5f8fa05 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic

title Ubuntu 8.04, memtest86+
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet

title Vista
root (hd0,2)
makeactive
chainloader +1


With such setup I get cant find BOOTMGR message when I try to run Vista.

Could you please advise me how to configure grub so I can start Vista in current setup?

Thanks in advance.

[meierfra.]

Grub is already configured correctly. But the booting information for Vista was an the XP partition you deleted. This link (http://neosmart.net/wiki/display/EBCD/Recovering+the+Vista+Bootloader+from+the+DVD) should help you fix the problem.

After you fixed your Vista problem, you will have to reinstall grub. Boot from the LiveCD, open a terminal and type:

sudo grub

and at the grub prompt:

root (hd0,1)
setup (hd0)
quit


Finally you need to move your vista item below the line

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

This does not help with your booting problems, but otherwise Vista will disappear from your Grub Menu during the next kernel update.

[didac]

Seems correct. Maybe the only thing needed is to add a blank line after the chainloader.

[Rafal07BC]

Thanks meierfra.
Worked like a charm.
I event didn't have to reinstall grub.
Fixing vista install was enough.