[HLUG] RE: Herefordshire Digest,

Thu Jul 17 01:00:12 BST 2008

Do you know if grub simply just neglected to include windows in its list of
options?

If this is the case you should be able to just add it to your
/boot/grub/menu.lst file. My last Ubuntu Kernal update removed my windows
partition from the list, I got it back ny adding the following to the end of
the file:

title        Windows
root        (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader    +1

Please note though to proceed with caution when editing this file.

Mo

On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 1:02 PM, David Shorthouse <
david.shorthouse at gmail.com> wrote:

> try booting with a grub super disc. I reinstalled opensuse and it
> failed. the machine then wouldnt boot. Even though I had a windows
> partition and a linux parts....
>
> I run the live grub disc it give me some options to check which
> allowed me to boot into windows rewrite my opensuse DVD and reinstall
> and fix my boot options.
>
> You could try it?
>
> Dave
>
> On 15/07/2008, Julian Robbins <joolsr at fastmail.fm> wrote:
> > john peckham wrote:
> > > Dont know if you received my mail about zenwalk walking over my vista
> > operating system sent the other day. Or perhaps it was just too stupid a
> > thing to attempt!  Anyhow, I would love to get my laptop back, and any
> help
> > you can muster would be gratefully received.  As I hope I made clear, I
> am
> > on the Scottish border, so a bit off your patch, but I was advised to try
> > your group as it is reported to be extra-active and knowledgeable.  All I
> > need to know is ...if I use the recovery disc Zoostorm sent me, will I
> still
> > have windows to play with, or does it wipe the lot.  There are many
> warnings
> > that I will lose all unsaved data, but does that include operating
> systems?
> > >  Thanks
> > >  John
> > > A.K.A. wildwestcoaster
> > >
> > >
> > Hi John
> >
> > I cant really help sadly. Although Zenwalk sounds interesting, I've never
> > tried, and its probably a bit less popular than your Fedora, Ubuntu,
> Debian,
> > Suse, PCLOS etc.
> >
> > Generally, Linux doesnt deliberately mess up your Windows partitions,
> > although the opposite isnt true, ie Windows will usually not show a linux
> > partition on its boot menu.
> >
> > It could be that your Windows partition just got 'lost' on the boot menu.
> >
> > What you could try is the gparted bootable cd, or just use Knoppix if
> you've
> > got that handy, or even an ubuntu live cd, which also has gparted. With
> > gparted you can use it just like Partition Magic and it will show if you
> > still have a Windows partition.
> >
> > Hopefully, someone with some more precise knowledge of Zenwalk can help
> ??
> >
> > Julian
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > From: herefordshire-request at mailman.lug.org.uk>
> > Subject: Herefordshire Digest, Vol 784, Issue 1> To:
> > herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk> Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008
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> > Herefordshire digest..."> > > Today's Topics:> > 1. LUGRadio Live Event
> this
> > weekend in Wolverhampton (Julian Robbins)> 2. Re: LUGRadio Live Event
> this
> > weekend in Wolverhampton (Matt Jones)> > >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------->
> > > Message: 1> Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:42:57 +0100> From: Julian Robbins
> > <joolsr at fastmail.fm>> Subject: [HLUG] LUGRadio Live Event this weekend
> in
> > Wolverhampton> To: "Herefordshire Linux Users Group.">
> > <herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>> Message-ID:
> > <487BBA51.7030402 at fastmail.fm>> Content-Type: text/plain;
> > charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed> > Hi> > I'm dead tired at the moment,
> > shows what a day at Ikea can do for you > (then spending the evening
> putting
> > the things all together ;-) )> > Anyway, as no-one else has mentioned it
> > yet, if you're at a loose-end > this weekend, you may be interested in
> > LUGradio Live. Its the closest > thing left to a fun, interesting Linux
> > conference/event, without the > corporate side.> > And its only up the
> road,
> > comparatively speaking ... in Wolverhampton.> >
> > http://lugradio.org/live/UK2008/> > I haven't been for a
> > couple of years but hope to go one of the days, > this Sat or Sun.> > If
> > you're coming along to our Linux meeting this Wednesday we can > discuss,
> > arrange lifts if necessary, etc then.> > July's meeting will be a general
> > meeting, so please bring along your > hardware if you have any Linux
> > problems. We're at the usual venue in the > day centre in Hereford.
> > Directions, etc on the website.> > I'm hoping we can also have a
> discussion
> > about what the LUG wants to do > for our meetings for the forthcoming
> year.
> > We are more than willing to > listen to any ideas you have; as long as we
> > have enough members to help > out ;-)> > Hope to see a good turn-out.> >
> May
> > be our last event there for a month or so, as we like to change > things
> > around a bit over the summer, and get out and about.> > Yours> > Julian>
> > >
> > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 2> Date:
> > Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:04:36 +0100> From: "Matt Jones" <
> matt at mattjones.me.uk>>
> > Subject: Re: [HLUG] LUGRadio Live Event this weekend in Wolverhampton>
> To:
> > "Herefordshire Linux Users Group.">
> > <herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>> Message-ID:>
> > <dcdb46380807141404x3dea5d88g1fa9542aeccf917b at mail.gmail.com>>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1> > This will be the last
> ever
> > Lugradio live, due to the guys moving on to other> things. I am sure I
> will
> > be missing a great event, but unfortunately I am> working this weekend,
> so
> > will not be able to attend.> > It only costs a fiver for the whole
> weekend,
> > the free stuff is worth that> and many interesting and varied talks,
> > together with the uniquely lugradio> events, such as the Gong a thong
> > lightbulb talk extravaganza and the mass> debate. A certain amount of
> > alcohol may be consumed over the course of the> two days as well...> >
> This
> > Lugradio live will feature the last ever Lugradio recording on the>
> saturday
> > afternoon.> > /Advert> > Mj> > On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 9:42 PM, Julian
> > Robbins <joolsr at fastmail.fm> wrote:> > > Hi> >> > I'm dead tired at the
> > moment, shows what a day at Ikea can do for you (then> > spending the
> > evening putting the things all together ;-) )> >> > Anyway, as no-one
> else
> > has mentioned it yet, if you're at a loose-end this> > weekend, you may
> be
> > interested in LUGradio Live. Its the closest thing left> > to a fun,
> > interesting Linux conference/event, without the corporate side.> >> > And
> > its only up the road, comparatively speaking ... in Wolverhampton.> >> >
> > http://lugradio.org/live/UK2008/> >> > I haven't been for a
> > couple of years but hope to go one of the days, this> > Sat or Sun.> >> >
> If
> > you're coming along to our Linux meeting this Wednesday we can discuss,>
> >
> > arrange lifts if necessary, etc then.> >> > July's meeting will be a
> general
> > meeting, so please bring along your> > hardware if you have any Linux
> > problems. We're at the usual venue in the day> > centre in Hereford.
> > Directions, etc on the website.> >> > I'm hoping we can also have a
> > discussion about what the LUG wants to do for> > our meetings for the
> > forthcoming year. We are more than willing to listen to> > any ideas you
> > have; as long as we have enough members to help out ;-)> >> > Hope to see
> a
> > good turn-out.> >> > May be our last event there for a month or so, as we
> > like to change things> > around a bit over the summer, and get out and
> > about.> >> > Yours> >> > Julian> >> >> > --> > Herefordshire LUG mailing
> > list> > Web: http://www.herefordshire.lug.org.uk> > List:
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