Can't boot windows after instal Ubuntu
A few weeks ago i installed 8.04 over a 7.10 install. With ubuntu everything is fine, however I also have a windows XP install which I use to play games and so on.
Since the Ubuntu install the windows install isn't reachable any more because of a 'NTLDR is missing' message. I tried the googled guides to solve this problem but nothing worked.
I tried reinstalling windows but off course my Grub got overwritten so I only had Windows. I got Grub back by booting a live-disk and running Grub.
Now I can boot Ubuntu but windows gives me the same message about the NTLDR. I tried editing the Grub loader, but nothing worked.
Here are my menu.lst and fdisk -l
Code:# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8) # grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8), # grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub # and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/. ## default num # Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and # the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used. # # You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry # is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'. # WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your # array will desync and will not let you boot your system. default 0 ## timeout sec # Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry # (normally the first entry defined). timeout 10 ## hiddenmenu # Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu) #hiddenmenu # Pretty colours #color cyan/blue white/blue ## password ['--md5'] passwd # If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing # control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the # command 'lock' # e.g. password topsecret # password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/ # password topsecret # # examples # # title Windows 95/98/NT/2000 # root (hd0,0) # makeactive # chainloader +1 # # title Linux # root (hd0,1) # kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro # # # Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST ### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST ## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified ## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below ## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs ## ## Start Default Options ## ## default kernel options ## default kernel options for automagic boot options ## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z ## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted. ## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro ## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro ## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro # kopt=root=UUID=e2d47a43-a4bf-4f6d-87a6-08f2520839bf ro ## Setup crashdump menu entries ## e.g. crashdump=1 # crashdump=0 ## default grub root device ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0) # groot=(hd1,1) ## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options ## e.g. alternative=true ## alternative=false # alternative=true ## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options ## e.g. lockalternative=true ## lockalternative=false # lockalternative=false ## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the ## alternatives ## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5 # defoptions=quiet splash ## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options ## e.g. lockold=false ## lockold=true # lockold=false ## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option # xenhopt= ## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option # xenkopt=console=tty0 ## altoption boot targets option ## multiple altoptions lines are allowed ## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options ## altoptions=(recovery) single # altoptions=(recovery mode) single ## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst ## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the ## alternative kernel options ## e.g. howmany=all ## howmany=7 # howmany=all ## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option ## e.g. memtest86=true ## memtest86=false # memtest86=true ## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system ## can be true or false # updatedefaultentry=false ## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options ## can be true or false # savedefault=false ## ## End Default Options ## title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic root (hd0,1) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=e2d47a43-a4bf-4f6d-87a6-08f2520839bf 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=e2d47a43-a4bf-4f6d-87a6-08f2520839bf ro single initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic title Ubuntu 8.04, memtest86+ root (hd0,1) kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin quiet ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST # This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian # ones. title Other operating systems: root # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS # on /dev/sdb1 title Windows map (hd0) (hd1) map (hd1) (hd0) rootnoverify (hd1,0) savedefault makeactive chainloader +1 bootLooking through this forum and internet I found some people with comparable problems, but the solutions posted there didn't work for me.Code:Disk /dev/sda: 203.9 GB, 203928109056 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24792 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0xbd37fa4b Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 1 3264 26218048+ 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/sda2 3265 24792 172923660 f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/sda5 3265 24792 172923628+ 7 HPFS/NTFS Disk /dev/sdb: 320.0 GB, 320072933376 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Disk identifier: 0xfca143eb Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 * 1 33 265041 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/sdb2 34 1278 10000462+ 83 Linux /dev/sdb3 1279 1776 4000185 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/sdb4 1777 38913 298302952+ 83 Linux
Is there somebody who has another idea?
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(( option does work, I use the disk everytime I want to boot into windows. Which is not that often, but if Supergrub can do it, than a boot option should be able to do it aswell.
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