[sclug] Windows 2k/2k3 won't boot <==Mandrake9.2/10.1 Official

[Jonathan Leighton]

What's in your /boot/grub/grub.conf ? You may need to mount your boot 
partition first: mount /boot

Also, the mounting of the Windows partitions would be because of your 
settings in the /etc/fstab file.

Jon

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.
>
>
>
>Thanks and Regards.
>Navneet Choudhary
>
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