RE: I can't boot Windows XP with Grub loader.

[Edward Croft <ecroft openratings com>]

I have had this setup working for over a year now. 

On Tue, 2003-09-30 at 13:03, Otto Haliburton wrote:
> This is news to me.  I didn't know that windows would even boot from a slave
> drive.  Good info if it is true.
> 
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> > On Behalf Of Edward Croft
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 11:55 AM
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> > Subject: Re: I can't boot Windows XP with Grub loader.
> > 
> > 
> > On Tue, 2003-09-30 at 12:16, Joan Carles Jimenez wrote:
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > I'm currently running RHL 9 on one hard disk (master). My boot loader is
> > Grub. Now, I installed Windows XP (NTFS) in other hard disk (slave). The
> > Grub detects the two operating systems but, when I select Windows XP, this
> > does not boot. What's the problem? Thanks.
> > >
> > > Joan Carles Jiménez
> > >
> > If XP was installed to the "C:\" drive, then you may have to map the
> > drives.
> > 
> >           map (hd0) (hd1)
> >           map (hd1) (hd0)
> > This is done in grub.conf. Be sure also that chainloader +1 is on that
> > line.
> > I had to do this for a Win2k partition that used to be the master. I put
> > it in as the second drive and did the map commands in grub and it boots
> > just as if it was the primary.
> > 
> > And as always, to learn more on grub, info grub. The info program will
> > bring up the whole manual on grub.
> > Ed Croft, RHCE
> > 
> > 
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