[CentOS] WinXP don't boot

You can also try to go through

# info grub

On 1/15/07, saptarshi naha <naha80 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Try
>
> title Windows XP
>         rootnoverify (hd1,0)
>         chainloader +1
>
> or
> title Windows XP
> root        (hd1,0)
>      makeactive
>      chainloader +1
>
>
>
>
>
> On 1/15/07, Jordi Espasa Clofent <jordi.listas at yahoo.es> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I've installed CentOS 4.4 in a box which previously had dual boot (XP
> > SP2 and Ubuntu)
> >
> > I can run CentOS without problem but I can't boot XP SP2. When I try it
> > the system simply hangs...
> >
> > [root at seth ~]# fdisk -l
> > Disco /dev/hdb: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes
> > 255 cabezas, 63 sectores/pista, 4865 cilindros
> > Unidades = cilindros de 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> >
> > Disposit. Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
> > /dev/hdb1               1        4865    39078081   83  Linux
> > /dev/hdb4   *           1           1           0    0  Vacía
> > La partición 4 no termina en un límite de cilindro.
> >
> > Disco /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
> > 255 cabezas, 63 sectores/pista, 19457 cilindros
> > Unidades = cilindros de 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> >
> > Disposit. Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
> > /dev/sda1               1       10445    83891399    7  HPFS/NTFS
> > /dev/sda2           10446       10476      249007+  83  Linux
> > /dev/sda3   *       10477       19203    70099627+  83  Linux
> > /dev/sda4           19204       19457     2040255   82  Linux swap
> >
> > And...
> >
> > [root at seth ~]# cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
> > # grub.conf generated by anaconda
> > #
> > # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
> > # NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
> > #          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
> > #          root (hd1,1)
> > #          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sda3
> > #          initrd /initrd-version.img
> > #boot=/dev/hdb
> > default=1
> > timeout=5
> > splashimage=(hd1,1)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> > hiddenmenu
> > title CentOS (2.6.9-42.0.3.EL)
> >         root (hd1,1)
> >         kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-42.0.3.EL ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
> >         initrd /initrd-2.6.9-42.0.3.EL.img
> > #title CentOS-4 i386 (2.6.9-42.ELsmp)
> > #       root (hd1,1)
> > #       kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-42.ELsmp ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
> > #       initrd /initrd-2.6.9-42.ELsmp.img
> > #title CentOS-4 i386-up (2.6.9-42.EL)
> > #       root (hd1,1)
> > #       kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.9-42.EL ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
> > #       initrd /initrd-2.6.9-42.EL.img
> > title XP SP2
> >         rootnoverify (hd1,0)
> >         makeactive
> >         chainloader +1
> >
> > And, finally...
> >
> > [root at seth ~]# cat /boot/grub/device.map
> > # this device map was generated by anaconda
> > (fd0)     /dev/fd0
> > (hd0)     /dev/hdb
> > (hd1)     /dev/sda
> >
> > Alls seems good but the problem stills there: no error messages, simply
> > hangs...
> >
> > ¿Any clue?
> >
> > --
> > Jordi Espasa Clofent
> >
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> > FSF Associate Member id 4281 #http://www.fsf.org/
> >
> >
> >
> >
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>
> --
> Regards,
> Saptarshi Naha
>


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Regards,
Saptarshi Naha