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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Regards,
Saptarshi Naha