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zanyspydude
May 14th, 2008, 06:57 PM
I'm booting with vista and ubuntu. Grub shows both but when i try to load vista, it says "loading" and then reboots. Ubuntu boots fine.


I used vista's console to fix the mbr and boot (

bootrec.exe /FixBoot and
bootrec.exe /FixMbr
) and then restarted. Vista loaded fine, but there was no grub.

I then used the live cd to restore grub using:


sudo grub
find /boot/grub/stage1
root (hd0,4)
setup (hd0)
quit


Now vista doesn't work again but ubuntu is fine.

Here are some files you may want.


menu.lst:



# 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=0bdb069b-4b42-463c-92d3-89d4f1b256cf ro

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

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,4)

## 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 (hd0,4)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=0bdb069b-4b42-463c-92d3-89d4f1b256cf 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 (hd0,4)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic root=UUID=0bdb069b-4b42-463c-92d3-89d4f1b256cf ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic

title Ubuntu 8.04, memtest86+
root (hd0,4)
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 Windows Vista/Longhorn (loader)
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1


etc/fstab


# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
# /dev/sda5
UUID=0bdb069b-4b42-463c-92d3-89d4f1b256cf / ext3 relatime,errors=remount-ro 0 1
# /dev/sda6
UUID=4dd76bf5-db5d-48f4-b807-49a4d142db57 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 0


any thoughts?

zanyspydude
May 14th, 2008, 09:39 PM
i installed windows first and resized the partition after i'd been using it for a while if that makes any difference.

Pumalite
May 14th, 2008, 09:43 PM
With Vista; you have to allocate free space for Ubuntu first. You cannot partition with the Ubuntu CD. Did you do it that way?

fmartinez
May 14th, 2008, 09:51 PM
With Vista; you have to allocate free space for Ubuntu first. You cannot partition with the Ubuntu CD. Did you do it that way?

I thought that the Ubuntu install allows you resize an existing partition and use that to intsall Ubuntu on?

hda1: Vista
after installer:
hda1: Vista / Ubuntu
Ubuntu's install will allow you choose how much space to allocate for Ubuntu if the scenario is true.
Also you might want to post the output of:
sudo fdisk -l
The portion in your menu.lst file that is used to load Vista should point a valid NTFS partition. You can get that information from the output of the above command.

Pumalite
May 14th, 2008, 09:54 PM
Wrong. You can do that with XP, but not with Vista.

zanyspydude
May 14th, 2008, 09:56 PM
Wrong. You can do that with XP, but not with Vista.

That was what i selected and it seemed to work fine. Vista is working fine when i repair the boot record.

Here is my fdisk -l



Disk /dev/sda: 320.0 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x35663566

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 28189 226424805 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 35089 38914 30718976 6 FAT16
/dev/sda3 28190 35088 55416217+ 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 28190 34801 53110858+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 34802 35088 2305296 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Partition table entries are not in disk order

zanyspydude
May 14th, 2008, 09:57 PM
With Vista; you have to allocate free space for Ubuntu first. You cannot partition with the Ubuntu CD. Did you do it that way?

yes. I was running vista. I popped in the livecd, resized vista, and installed ubuntu

Pumalite
May 14th, 2008, 09:59 PM
Well if you used the Live CD to partition and it works: I eat my words and is new to me.

zanyspydude
May 14th, 2008, 10:00 PM
Well if you used the Live CD to partition and it works: I eat my words and is new to me.

yeah, but it doesn't work perfectly :( Any idea why grub can't load vista in my case?

I'd rather not reinstall vista

Pumalite
May 14th, 2008, 10:09 PM
The reason is as I stated it.

fmartinez
May 14th, 2008, 10:12 PM
Wrong. You can do that with XP, but not with Vista.

Hmmm. I have Vista on both a laptop (Toshiba Satelite) and a Desktop (HP Pavilion Elite) and this has worked for me without a hitch!

Vista... Also comes with it's own partitioner if all else fails.

fmartinez
May 14th, 2008, 10:18 PM
When you say "loading". What do you mean?
When it's loading Vista and you get the green process bar with the micrsoft logo?
or is right after you choose the Vista option in grub?

zanyspydude
May 15th, 2008, 03:52 PM
When you say "loading". What do you mean?
When it's loading Vista and you get the green process bar with the micrsoft logo?
or is right after you choose the Vista option in grub?

it's right after i choose the vista option in grub. It's the same textual "loading" that i get when i select ubuntu.

zanyspydude
May 16th, 2008, 12:35 AM
any ideas?

meierfra.
May 16th, 2008, 05:32 AM
Try

title Windows Vista/Longhorn (loader)
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1

if that does not work you might also try

title Windows Vista/Longhorn (loader)
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1

And if none of this worked get EasyBCD:

http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1 (http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1)

(EasyBCD is a nice bootloader for Vista)

zanyspydude
May 16th, 2008, 03:19 PM
Try

title Windows Vista/Longhorn (loader)
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1

if that does not work you might also try

title Windows Vista/Longhorn (loader)
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1

And if none of this worked get EasyBCD:

http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1 (http://neosmart.net/dl.php?id=1)

(EasyBCD is a nice bootloader for Vista)

trying it out right now. THanks for the advice!


update:

title Windows Vista/Longhorn (loader)
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1

has the same behavior as before, but


title Windows Vista/Longhorn (loader)
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1


gives me "Error 13: invalid or unsupported executable format"

trying bcd now.