help with editing grub

[aughen]

hi i have read the forms and help sites but i cannot get grub to load windows 7 i highlight it from the menu and press enter and nothing happens here is my stuff





aughen@aughen-desktop:~$ sudo fdisk -lu
[sudo] password for aughen:

Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders, total 488397168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x44874486

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 63 488375999 244187968+ 7 HPFS/NTFS

Disk /dev/sdb: 41.1 GB, 41174138880 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 5005 cylinders, total 80418240 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x50365132

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 63 77031674 38515806 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 77031675 80405324 1686825 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 77031738 80405324 1686793+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/sdc: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders, total 312581808 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x58c114d4

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 63 312576704 156288321 7 HPFS/NTFS

Disk /dev/sdd: 82.3 GB, 82348277760 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 10011 cylinders, total 160836480 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xa35e1517

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdd1 * 2048 160833535 80415744 7 HPFS/NTFS
aughen@aughen-desktop:~$


windows 7 is in red








# 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 5

## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout 5

## 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=1bf194a0-308f-4084-bb5b-6c36e0797488 ro

## Setup crashdump menu entries
## e.g. crashdump=1
# crashdump=0

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,0)

## 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=4

## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
## memtest86=false
# memtest86=false

## 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 8.04.2, kernel 2.6.24-24-generic
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-24-generic root=UUID=1bf194a0-308f-4084-bb5b-6c36e0797488 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-24-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 8.04.2, kernel 2.6.24-24-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-24-generic root=UUID=1bf194a0-308f-4084-bb5b-6c36e0797488 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-24-generic


title Ubuntu 8.04.2, memtest86+
root (hd0,0)
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/sdc1
title Microsoft Windows XP Professional
root (hd2,0)
savedefault
makeactive
map (hd0) (hd2)
map (hd2) (hd0)
chainloader +1

# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sdd1
title Microsoft Windows 7
root (hd2,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1



don't know what i am doing wrong please help

[logos34]

if the XP entry works, it means windows 7 is on either the 2nd or 4th disk, i.e. (hd1,0) or (hd3,0). Try those (remember the matching 'map' lines).

BUT if you installed it AFTER XP, the boot files could be on the XP disk (hd2,0). (I think--it does that when dual booting two windows on a single disk.) Double-check XP boot.ini menu.

[aughen]

i installed windows 7 on a clean separate hard drive with no other drives hooked in to the motherboard because of a partition work around problem with the beta so i don't think that it crossed over to the win xp boot.ini

[aughen]

i tried that and it did not work but was interesting is when i was in grub and not the Ubuntu terminal i pushed "e" and the windows xp came up as

root (HD2,0)
savedefault
makeactive
map (HD0) (HD2)
map (HD2) (HD0)
chainloader +1

witch that looks right but when i went to the Windows 7 entry to the edit mode it looked like this


root (HD1.,0)makeactivechainloader +1


is it a problem that it is all in one line? and not separated like windows xp?


Thanks

Justin

[aughen]

i got the issue resolved thanks for everyones time

the red didn't work but the black did do not know why excepted the spaces by the title????? weird



# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sdd1
title Microsoft Windows 7
root (hd2,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sdd1
title Microsoft Windows 7
root (hd2,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

[aughen]

sorry spaceing did not show up

[aughen]

ok well that fixed windows 7 but now when i go to xp it loads windows 7

[aughen]

the 250GB IS WINDOWS XP and the 160gb is storage and the 41.1gb id ubuntu and the 82.3 is WINDOWS 7 ... i just dont get it errr......

[logos34]

i got the issue resolved thanks for everyones time

the red didn't work but the black did do not know why excepted the spaces by the title????? weird



# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sdd1
title Microsoft Windows 7
root (hd2,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sdd1
title Microsoft Windows 7
root (hd2,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

not sure what's going on with grub here, i.e. how you can boot either windows without the map lines (they're on non-first hdd (http://users.bigpond.net.au/hermanzone/p15.htm#Windows_on_a_non-first_hard_disk))

Since XP is on (hd2,0), I would have thought either of these would work for win7:


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sdd1
title Microsoft Windows 7
root (hd1,0)
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

or


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sdd1
title Microsoft Windows 7
root (hd3,0)
map (hd0) (hd3)
map (hd3) (hd0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

[aughen]

ok here is what i did i just put both those entries in the grub and named them 1 and 3 and here is what happened the windows 7 worked for windows 7 (HD2.0) and the (HD1,0) did not work at all but the (hd3,0) worked for xp

so yey it works but i have not had this much trouble with grub ever i dont understand why the (hd2,0) work for xp to one point and then switched to windows 7 but htank you for all your help


justin

oh and i added map lines to windows 7 and it did not work so i took them off and it works just fine now go figure

[logos34]

ok here is what i did i just put both those entries in the grub and named them 1 and 3 and here is what happened the windows 7 worked for windows 7 (HD2.0) and the (HD1,0) did not work at all but the (hd3,0) worked for xp

so yey it works but i have not had this much trouble with grub ever i dont understand why the (hd2,0) work for xp to one point and then switched to windows 7 but htank you for all your help


justin

oh and i added map lines to windows 7 and it did not work so i took them off and it works just fine now go figure

yeah, pretty bizarre