[ILUG-BOM] Windows 2k/2k3 won't boot <==Mandrake 9.2 & 10.1 Official

[Revant]

Navneet Choudhary wrote:

>Hi list,
>
>I am using Mandrake 10.1 Official on multiboot system.
>
>
>After installing Mandrake 9.2 (yes 9.2 NOT 10.1) on
>un-partitioned space. Windows stop booting.
>
>Since as per default GRUB setting, it should show non
>*Linux OS also in Boot menu.
>But, here it is not showing any other OS.
>
>NOTE: Boot loader might be installed on MBR (instead
>of first non windows partition)?
>
>     So, I booted to Linux & can view non-Linux
>partition being mounted as below:
>
>#df-h
>
>/dev/hda1 1G   4.7G  11G  31%  /mnt/win_c
>/dev/hda5 5.1G 4.6G 418M 92%  /mnt/win_d
>
>and 
>
>#fdisk -l
>
>Disk /dev/hda:40.0 GB,40020664320
>16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 77545 cylinders
>Units= cylinder of 1008 * 512= 516096 bytes
>
>Device     Boot Start  End   Blocks   Id System
>
>/dev/hda1  *     1     31206 15727603+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
>/dev/hda2       31206  77545 23355045  f W95Ext'd(LBA)
>/dev/hda5       31206  41613 524519    7 HPFS/NTFS
>/dev/hda6       41613  64700 11534638+ 6 FAT16
>/dev/hda7       64500  64708 1052738  83 Linux
>/dev/hda8       64709  65729 514552   82 Swap 
>/dev/hda9       65730  69802 2052760  83 Linux
>/dev/hda10      69803  77545 3902446+ 83 Linux  
>
>NOTE: /dev/hda1 Windows 2000 Professional
>            /dev/hda5 Windows 2003 Server
>            /dev/hda6  MISC (FAT16)
>
>Since, I am not getting any windows listing in my Grub
>boot menu.Therefore,i have manually added windows
>entry in it.
>
>Now, 
>1)when I choose windows 2000 at boot time:
>
>ERROR o/p:-
>Root(hda0,1)
>Filesystem type unknown,partition oxf
>Chainloader +1
>
>2)When I choose windows 2003
>Root(hda0,5)
>Filesystem type unknown,partition ox6
>Chainloader +1
>
>
>Lastly I tried installing Mandrake 10.1
>Official…………Once again it could not able to recognise
>windows OS installed on my Hard Disk.
>
>Now, please suggest how to revert back to my original
>configuration…..
>Running Windows OS without formatting. Since it
>contains lots many important installation that can’t
>be ported  without running original Windows.
>
>
>Accept my Holi  wishes,play safe with colour!.
>
>Thanks and Regards.
>Navneet Choudhary
>
>  
>
I can suggest 2 ways
1) is one of your windows detecting all windows?

then use windows bootloader to boot linux, for that you've to set it 
active, create linux bootimage by the foll. command:-

dd if=/dev/hdb1 bs=512 count=1 of=/media/floppy/linux.img

refer 
http://www.astahost.com/info.php/Using-Ntloader-To-Boot-Linux_t1510.html


2) sample grub.conf notice !!!!!rootnoverify!!!!!!

# 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 (hd0,6)
# kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hda8
# initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/hda
default=1
timeout=10
splashimage=(hd0,6)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title Red Hat Linux 9 (2.4.20-8)
root (hd0,6)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-8 ro root=LABEL=/ hdd=ide-scsi
initrd /initrd-2.4.20-8.img
title Microsoft Windows XP
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1
# Here are the changes to include Windows 2003 Server
title Microsoft Windows 2003 Server
rootnoverify (hd0,3)
chainloader +1