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Where did you get /dev/null from? It probably should /dev/hdx (x being the number location of the partition). (sorry I didn't even see the /dev/null device reference in your original post)
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The other thing. I don't think you need the map option. That seems to move the mapping of the drive around so that XP can be "primary" drive (assuming two drives)
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Can ya paste your full grub file here or menu.lst?
sure, here it is :
That was menu.lst...Here is Grub.confQuote:
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color white/blue black/light-gray
default 4
timeout 8
gfxmenu (hd0,5)/boot/message
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title Linux
kernel (hd0,5)/boot/vmlinux root=/dev/hda6 vga=0x31a splash=slient desktop hdd=ide-scsi hddlun=0 showopts
initrd (hd0,5) /boot/initrd
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title Floppy
root (fd0)
chainloader +1
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title Failsafe
kernel (hd0,5)/boot/vmlinux root=/dev/hda6 showopts ide=nodma apm=off vga=normal nosmp noapic maxcpus=0
3
initrd (hd0,5)/boot/initrd
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title memtest86
kernel (hd0,5)/boot/memtest.bin
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( the rest is what i got off linuxquestions.com )
title Windows XP
map (hdo (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
rootnoverify (hd1,0)
chainloader +1
makeactive
and here is device.mapQuote:
root (hd0,5)
install --stage=/boot/grub/stage2 /boot/grub/stage1 d (hd0) /boot/grub/stage2 0x8000 (hd0,5)/boot/grub/menu.lst
quit
Quote:
(hd0) /dev/hda
(fd0) /dev/fd0
slick
I think this might work better:
Source. I have a feeling that the one you have is for multiple drives.Quote:
title Windows XP
root (hd0,0) #XP is on hda1 (in grubeese)
chainloader +1 # Load first sector. Note the space between 'r' & '+'
boot
yup, that seemed to do the trick. now it says device:/dev/hda1 . so, i already setup all the other options, am i ready to install and will windows boot?
slick
I'd say give it a shot. :) At worst you won't boot into windows. The bootloader, AFAIK, shouldn't damage installations. Unless you've overwritten a windows partition during installation but the fact that you see it with a disk tool strikes me as this not being the case.
also, one last thing. i've set the mount point for /dev/hda1 to /windows/C . it was like that when i tried to install it a few days ago. does that look good? i wanna thank you again for all your help.
slick
The mount point is generally up to you. That's usually done in the /etc/fstab so that you can have access to the drive when in Linux (say to transfer files back and forth -- something I do quite often). :D Heck, you could create a mount point of /pieceofcrapfromgates and it's not going to care. :)
And no prob. Hopefully we've found a solution.
ok, not so good. error when i hit install
what should i do? i have 3 options Continue, abort, and retry.Quote:
could not mount partition /dev/hda1 to /mnt/windows/C. You can continue if you know what you are doing, but to prevent damage to your file systems, it is safer to cancel and reboot.
slick
Abort. What are the permissions to /mnt/windows/C?
what do you mean? what kind of accounts can access C:\ in windows? i have it so all accounts can access it.