Ubuntu/Windows 2000 dual boot problem

[Kugerfang]

Hello again to all!

I seem to have a problem with the GRUB bootloader. I installed Win2K (XP crashes on installation) on one of my partitions but I have to manually set my BIOS to boot from "IDE0" everytime I want to boot it. Is there anyway to add a new entry to GRUB to boot Windows?

P.S. Ubuntu was installed first.

Since I was browsing other topics and people for asking for the output of "sudo fdisk -l" here it is:


Disk /dev/sda: 10.2 GB, 10242892800 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1245 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x01cd01cd

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 1244 9992398+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA)

Disk /dev/sdb: 81.9 GB, 81964302336 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9964 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x14e614e6

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 1 9801 78726501 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 9802 9964 1309297+ 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 9802 9964 1309266 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Note: sector size is 4096 (not 512)

Disk /dev/sdc: 7971 MB, 7971016704 bytes
35 heads, 41 sectors/track, 1356 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 1435 * 4096 = 5877760 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x20202020

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 1 1357 7783940 b W95 FAT32


Any and all help is welcome. :D

[merlinus]

What is the boot order of your hdds in bios?

Also, post results of:



cat /boot/grub/menu.lst

[Kugerfang]

The order is as follows:

1) USB
2) CD-ROM
3) IDE1 (Ubuntu)

Like I said, IDE0 is Windows.


## ## End Default Options ##

title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-11-generic
uuid 6f3942c5-d10c-402c-8e49-842579166f8a
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-11-generic root=UUID=6f3942c5-d10c-402c-8e49-842579166f8a 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 6f3942c5-d10c-402c-8e49-842579166f8a
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-11-generic root=UUID=6f3942c5-d10c-402c-8e49-842579166f8a ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-11-generic

title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic
uuid 6f3942c5-d10c-402c-8e49-842579166f8a
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=6f3942c5-d10c-402c-8e49-842579166f8a 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 6f3942c5-d10c-402c-8e49-842579166f8a
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=6f3942c5-d10c-402c-8e49-842579166f8a ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic

title Ubuntu 8.10, memtest86+
uuid 6f3942c5-d10c-402c-8e49-842579166f8a
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


Please note that my previous OS before Ubuntu was XP and it doesn't work anymore.

[swerdna]

Maybe hd(0,0) is reversed. Try this and see what happens:

# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda1
title Microsoft Windows XP Professional
map (hd1) (hd0)
map (hd0) (hd1)
root (hd0,0)
#savedefault
chainloader +1

[Kugerfang]

Here's what I put in:



title Microsoft Windows 2000
rootnoverify (hd0,4)
savedefault
chainloader +1

Please note that I installed Win2000 on a FAT32 10GB partition. Ubuntu can browse that partition fine.

Upon trying to boot using those settings, GRUB gave me this error:



Grub Error 13: "Invalid or unsupported executable format"

Swerdna's advice also gives the same error.

Also, I think it's possible to edit Win2K's boot.ini file to include Ubuntu.... but I don't know how....

[swerdna]

This will show you how to boot Linux from windows bootloader. It's for openSUSE, but it's a generic thing, not dependent on the distro:
HowTo Boot / Multiboot openSUSE and Windows (2000, XP, Vista - any mix) using the Windows bootloader (http://opensuse.swerdna.org/suseboot1.html)

But it's intricate and maybe a last resort if you can't get Grub going.

[Kugerfang]

I just came to a realization.... why am I dual-booting Win2K and Ubuntu when there's a much better gaming PC with XP just 4 meters away?

[presence1960]

Here's what I put in:



title Microsoft Windows 2000
rootnoverify (hd0,4)
savedefault
chainloader +1

Please note that I installed Win2000 on a FAT32 10GB partition. Ubuntu can browse that partition fine.

Upon trying to boot using those settings, GRUB gave me this error:




Swerdna's advice also gives the same error.



Also, I think it's possible to edit Win2K's boot.ini file to include Ubuntu.... but I don't know how....

you need the map lines in there and there is no (hd0,4) according to your sudo fdisk output. your windows disk has one partition. so either (hd0,0) or (hd1,0) is what you need and the map lines are required also. depending on your boot order in BIOS will determine whether you need to use (hd0,0) or (hd1,0) try this:


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda1
title Microsoft Windows XP Professional
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
chainloader +1

if that doesn't work try (hd1,0)

[Kugerfang]

Still doesn't work. Error 13.