Grub and Windows D:

**GotAnyGrapes?** · 12-22-2002, 04:04 AM

I've been having difficulty getting my windows setup working with grub. I've searched google and come up with no solutions. Here's the situation:

/dev/hda1 5GB RH8
/dev/hda2 5GB MDK9
/dev/hda3 512MB swap
/dev/hda4 30GB /home

/dev/hdb1 5GB Windows 98 (C

/dev/hdb5 53GB FAT32 (D

I can boot windows, but instead of "C:" and "D:" I have "C:", "D:", and "E:". "D:" is a nonexistant disk, and "E:" is what should be my "D:". All my games and documents are on "D:" because I had to do a lot of reinstalling and I wanted to just reformat "C:" instead of deltreeing the windows directory. Unfortunately, now all my links are broken! Here's what I use to boot windows:

map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
rootnoverify (hd1,0)
chainloader +1
makeactive

Anyone have any suggestions?

**ASCI_Blue** · 12-22-2002, 06:49 AM

I'm not sure of the problem exactly but if you posted part of your grub config it is incorrect.

Per the Gentoo linux install manual (www.gentoo.org) for Windows (NT in this case)

title=Windows NT Workstation
root (hd0,5)
chainloader +1

In your case I think it should look like

title=Windows
root (hd1,0)
chainloader +1

**airhead** · 12-22-2002, 08:21 AM

Code:

map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)

Don't think you need this bit. AFAIK, its only for getting windows to boot when its not on the /dev/hda1 partition. Its only AFAIK, best to check first.

**GotAnyGrapes?** · 12-22-2002, 03:49 PM

I originally just did:

title=Windows
root (hd1,0)
chainloader +1

but the computer would hang. I went to GNU's site (http://www.gnu.org/) and looked at their grub manual, and discovered I needed the maps because Windows won't boot unless it thinks its on the first drive. (http://www.gnu.org/manual/grub/html_...#DOS%2fWindows) I used GNU's description of how to boot a chainloaded OS (http://www.gnu.org/manual/grub/html_...#Chain-loading) as a basis for my config.

**Compunuts** · 12-22-2002, 04:29 PM

What version of Windows? IF it's WinNT 4.0, there is a way to map the drive to specific drive letter with partitions.

**GotAnyGrapes?** · 12-22-2002, 05:29 PM

It's Windows 98SE.

**korn** · 01-07-2003, 01:06 AM

Don't know if this helps but I have pretty much the same setup except make active is before chainloader +1 and W2K and RH 8.0 are existing peacefully.