fc6 / windows xp dual-boot system

[Jim Cornette]

Don Raikes wrote:
> Ok, the fdisk -l /dev/sda shows:
> 
> 
> Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> 
>    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
> /dev/sda1   *         711       17538   135170910    7  HPFS/NTFS
> /dev/sda2               1         710     5703043+   b  W95 FAT32
> /dev/sda3           17539       29649    97281607+  83  Linux
> /dev/sda4           29650       30401     6040440    5  Extended
> /dev/sda5           29650       30388     5935986   82  Linux swap / Solaris
> 
> Partition table entries are not in disk order

I agree with the comment from Scott below. The starting partition is 
/dev/sda2 (1 through 710) but for some reason fdisk wants to call the 
(711 through 17538) /dev/sda1.

This output at least is easier for me than the Partition magic which I 
never used before.

Jim


>>
> If I read this correctly your boot(windows partition) is hda1 which grub
> calls hd0,0 in your grub.conf you are telling grub to boot hd0,1 (which
> is the #2 partition (hda2 in fdisk language) make the rootnoverify line
> rootnoverify (hd0,0)
> and you should be o.k.
> 
> Scott
>

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