I'm having serious problems with this.
I've started over from scratch several times, and don't know how to proceed.
My latest attempt.
1) install winxp on 1st sata drive
2) install ubuntu on 2nd sata drive - with grub on hd0 (1st drive)
Then I try the grub option for winxp, and I get
Code:
Windows could not start because the below file is missing or corrupt:
C:\Winnt\System32\Ntoskrnl.exe
my google searches reveal that this is due to a missing or corrupt boot.ini file.
So then I load the windows install disk for repair ("R" option), do a "fixboot" and "fixmbr", which gets windows to boot, but overwrites grub
Then I go to ubuntu livecd and do some grub magic, per instructions from googling, and get grub back. But it still won't load windows, I get the same error as above.
So I tried using the windows XP bootloader by dd'g the grub mbr and copying to windows c drive and modifying the boot.ini. When I try this option and select my ubuntu install, I only get a blank black screen that says only "GRUB" at the top... it fails to load.
Need some help! Appreciate any pointers! (I'm wondering if SATA is the issue here??? or is it because I want to put both operating systems on separate drives? - most of the google results seem to be geared around having windows and linux on the same hard drive)
Thanks again, in advance!
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