[followups set to comp.os.linux.setup]

On Wed, 03 Sep 2003 02:56:27 GMT, Douglas Mayne wrote:

> I would at least try this stanza in grub (the command can also be entered
> at the grub shell at startup):
>
> Title Windows XP
> rootnoverify (hd0,0)
> makeactive
> chainloader +1
>
> Provide proper values for (hdx,y) if (hd0,0) is not correct.

It works for Windows 2000. I don't think Windows 2000 honors the "active
flag"; I use "makeactive" anyway. I've had perfect success with those four
lines.

Jules Dubois wrote:
> [followups set to comp.os.linux.setup]
>
> On Wed, 03 Sep 2003 02:56:27 GMT, Douglas Mayne wrote:
>
>
>>I would at least try this stanza in grub (the command can also be entered
>>at the grub shell at startup):
>>
>>Title Windows XP
>> rootnoverify (hd0,0)
>> makeactive
>> chainloader +1
>>
>>Provide proper values for (hdx,y) if (hd0,0) is not correct.
>
>
> It works for Windows 2000. I don't think Windows 2000 honors the "active
> flag"; I use "makeactive" anyway. I've had perfect success with those four
> lines.

I mad the same changes, but I still got the W2K boot loader, am I
missing something?

Thanks

On Wed, 03 Sep 2003 23:32:39 -0600, Ko Fei Pu wrote:

> Jules Dubois wrote:
>> [followups set to comp.os.linux.setup]
>>
>> On Wed, 03 Sep 2003 02:56:27 GMT, Douglas Mayne wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I would at least try this stanza in grub (the command can also be
>>>entered at the grub shell at startup):
>>>
>>>Title Windows XP
>>> rootnoverify (hd0,0)
>>> makeactive
>>> chainloader +1
>>>
>>>Provide proper values for (hdx,y) if (hd0,0) is not correct.
>>
>>
>> It works for Windows 2000. I don't think Windows 2000 honors the
>> "active flag"; I use "makeactive" anyway. I've had perfect success
>> with those four lines.
>
> I mad the same changes, but I still got the W2K boot loader, am I
> missing something?
>
> Thanks
>
Using grub as the loader causes the slight inconvience of going through
two boot menus: the grub menu followed by the windows boot menu. The
point is it works. How much time are you going to be spending
rebooting anyway ? -- insert windows joke here. ;-)

--Douglas Mayne

Ko Fei Pu wrote:
>>> Title Windows XP
>>> rootnoverify (hd0,0)
>>> makeactive
>>> chainloader +1
>
>
> I mad the same changes, but I still got the W2K boot loader, am I
> missing something?

Apparently so. Look at

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=gr... e.com&rnum=4

and follow the directions.


Craig