From: "Michael Tautschnig" <m...@debian.org>
To: "John G. Heim" <jh...@math.wisc.edu>
Cc: "linux-fai" <linux-fai@uni-koeln.de>
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 4:32 PM
Subject: Re: Problem partitioning dual-boot
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disk_config disk1 preserve_always:1
p>rimary /windows 0- ntfs rw
log>ical swap 1500M swap rw
logic>al / 30G- ext3 rw createopts="-m 5">
tu>neopts="-c 0 -i 0"
>
[...]>
Could you please add the bootable:1 flag to your dis>k_config line, i.e.,
make
your> first line
disk_config disk1 preserve_always:1 bootable:1
I'd hope this fixes the problem.
Unfortunately, that did not help. I still cannot boot off the Windows
partition. Adding the bootable=1 flag seems to have worked as far as it
goes. Note the asterisk in the bootable column below.
One thing that I've noticed... Sda1 ends on block 5100 and sba2 also begins
on 5100. That can't be right, can it? Note that on the working dual-boot
system, sda2 starts on the block number *after* the end of sda1.
Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160000000000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19452 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0007742f
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 5100 40960000 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 5100 19452 115287166 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda5 5100 5290 1530869+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6 5291 19452 113756233+ 83 Linux
A recap of the problem:
1. When I do an FAI install on a Win XP system, I can boot Windows XP. I
get a working dual-boot system.
2. When I do a plain debian linux install on a Win 7 system, I get a working
dual-boot system.
3. When I do a FAI install on a Win 7 system, the Win 7 system won't boot. I
can't see the message because I'm blind but it is something about the
partition being damaged or unbootable.
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My ===disk_config file:
disk_config disk1 preserve_always:1 bootable:1
primary /windows 0- ntfs rw
logical swap 1500M swap rw
logical / 30G- ext3 rw createopts="-m 5" tuneopts="-c 0 -i
0"
==========
Fdisk before FAI install
==========
Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160000000000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19452 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xc19e4136
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 5100 40960000 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 5100 19452 115287040 7 HPFS/NTFS
===
Fdisk of working XP/debian dual-boot after FAI install:
===
Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250000000000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30394 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00030e8c
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 15324 123089998+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 15325 30394 121049775 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda5 15325 15515 1534176 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6 15516 30394 119515536 83 Linux
