Installed 10.04 now can't boot XP

[mtdave]

I fixed my problem with Grub2 by reinstalling to the MBR. I also ran update-grub and can now boot to Ubuntu 10.04. XP shows up in my Grub2 boot list but when I select it won't boot. I get the following grub error.

error: the symbol 'grub_getcharacterwidth' not found.
grub rescue>

I have a feeling I wiped out my XP boot stuff in the MBR. I've seen some stuff on how to fix that but not entirely convinced thats the problem. Any ideas?

Here is my sudo fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xad1bad1b

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 13083 105089166 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 13084 19457 51199155 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 13084 19191 49062478+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 19192 19457 2136613+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/sdb: 300.1 GB, 300069052416 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 36481 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xfc6c9524

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 36481 293033601 7 HPFS/NTFS

XP is on /dev/sda1

boot.ini, ntldr and NTDETECT.COM are all there.

I have my Gateway System Recovery DVD but all it wants to do is reformat and reinstall XP. I'd really rather not do that!

Thanks

[Morganman]

Hi
I had a similar problem and was sent this link on the forum.
It worked for me.

http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawik...ms:Boot_Sector

[kooia]

I doubt it wiped it out. Check it from Ubuntu

I'm having the same problem... I can't boot to Windows