did I wiped out my XP?

[attilab]

today finisdhed the new ubuntu installation (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1089828), want to boot in to XP and not working.
how can I check if the XP is still alive, but just me unable to boot it?
help

[Partyboi2]

Open a terminal (Applications>Accessories>Terminal) and post the output to

sudo fdisk -l this should tell if you windows partition is still there.

[attilab]

what and how me to read this:

attilab@attilab-laptop:~$ sudo fdisk -1
[sudo] password for attilab:
fdisk: invalid option -- '1'

Usage: fdisk [-b SSZ] [-u] DISK Change partition table
fdisk -l [-b SSZ] [-u] DISK List partition table(s)
fdisk -s PARTITION Give partition size(s) in blocks
fdisk -v Give fdisk version
Here DISK is something like /dev/hdb or /dev/sda
and PARTITION is something like /dev/hda7
-u: give Start and End in sector (instead of cylinder) units
-b 2048: (for certain MO disks) use 2048-byte sectors
attilab@attilab-laptop:~$

[amauk]

Little L, not a one :D

[attilab]

ye, this is a different story,
remember doing it to sda6, but what now? need education on this,
still alive?
attilab@attilab-laptop:~$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for attilab:

Disk /dev/sda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x6d936d93

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 5099 40957686 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 5100 14592 76252522+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda5 5100 10198 40957686 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda6 10199 14592 35294773+ 83 Linux
attilab@attilab-laptop:~$

[taurus]

ye, this is a different story,
remember doing it to sda6, but what now? need education on this,
still alive?
attilab@attilab-laptop:~$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for attilab:

Disk /dev/sda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x6d936d93

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 5099 40957686 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 5100 14592 76252522+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda5 5100 10198 40957686 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda6 10199 14592 35294773+ 83 Linux
attilab@attilab-laptop:~$

Looks like good news. You still have two ntfs partitions and your windows is probably on /dev/sda1.

Install ntfs-config and use it to configure and mount your windows if you want.


sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ntfs-config
gksudo ntfs-config

And if you are having problems booting windows, post your /boot/grub/menu.lst.


cat /boot/grub/menu.lst

[attilab]

i did the directed install, but actually it was there,
at the boot prompt I select XP, but just blinks and gets back to boot selection,
now, this is what I have, I guess the same as before the command install ntfs-config:
please tel me more, I need to get back to XP asap...


## ## End Default Options ##

title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-11-generic
uuid cf23a85a-e603-48db-a8ad-24ad785735ea
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-11-generic root=UUID=cf23a85a-e603-48db-a8ad-24ad785735ea ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-11-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-11-generic (recovery mode)
uuid cf23a85a-e603-48db-a8ad-24ad785735ea
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-11-generic root=UUID=cf23a85a-e603-48db-a8ad-24ad785735ea ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-11-generic

title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic
uuid cf23a85a-e603-48db-a8ad-24ad785735ea
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=cf23a85a-e603-48db-a8ad-24ad785735ea ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (recovery mode)
uuid cf23a85a-e603-48db-a8ad-24ad785735ea
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=cf23a85a-e603-48db-a8ad-24ad785735ea ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic

title Ubuntu 8.10, memtest86+
uuid cf23a85a-e603-48db-a8ad-24ad785735ea
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/sda1
title Microsoft Windows XP Professional
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
chainloader +1

attilab@attilab-laptop:~$

[attilab]

please help me log in to XP, need to pick my staff............