> norman wrote: > > ( snip ) > > > >> I don't know if it helps at all, but my menu.lst is set up with this at > >> the end (automagically added, not manually by me, I might add): > >> > >> title Microsoft Windows XP Professional > >> root (hd0,0) > >> savedefault > >> makeactive > >> chainloader +1 > >> > >> I don't know if the extra lines "savedefault" or "makeactive" would get > >> rid of the error message, just posting this as an example of a working > >> grub menu item! (My dual-boot is from the same hdd, windows and then > >> ubuntu partitions). > > > > I have 2 discs so this probably would not apply but thanks for the > > suggestion. > >> > >> Were you following instructions from this list or an online how-to? > > > > I cannot remember whether it was from this list or another I must do > > some more research. > >> > >> Good luck sorting the issue out, > > > > Thank you > > > > Norman > > > > > > Norman >>> This is the last section of my menu.lst > > title Windows XP > root (hd1,1) > savedefault > makeactive > map (hd0) (hd1) > map (hd1) (hd0) > chainloader +1 > > > I've got Ubuntu on hd0 (the 'first' hard drive) and Windows is on hd1. > Windows will refuse to boot if it isn't in the first partition of the > first drive. That's why we trick windows to make it think it's there > with the map lines, which remap the drive numbers for windows. > > NB: My "root" value - hd1,1 (not hd1,0) - is to jump over a small > partition that Dell puts at the start of its drives to get to the main > partition where Windows is.
Thank you very much. I changed the second line to (hd1,0) and all is well. I am now a happy bunny. Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
