Thread: Dual-boot with 3 HDDs
i've used ubuntu time on system, on 1 have multiple hdds. i'm kind of newbie here pretty used automated process in past.
have 3 hdds. 1 of them had xp installed, other ntfs holding data , chose third 1 install ubuntu 9.04 grub (formatted whole hdd). changed bios boot priority hdd grub boot first.
ubuntu boots fine fails boot xp through grub.
checked /boot/grub/menu.lst file see how xp entry is:
(it created hd1,0 automatically)
i have read xp can't boot unless in first hdd need add mapping commands desired behaviour:code:title microsoft windows xp professional rootnoverify (hd1,0) savedefault chainloader +1
i have 2 problems here.code:grub>map (hd0) (hd1) grub>map (hd1) (hd0)
don't know hdd 1 has windows xp (that is, if hd1,0 right thing). when tried boot entry above got grub error 13 "invalid or unsupported executable format".
secondly don't know in order need add mapping commands xp entry on meny.lst.
fdisk -l output following:
(80.0 gb xp, 250.0 gb ntfs data one)
appreciatecode:disk /dev/sda: 80.0 gb, 80026361856 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes disk identifier: 0xf7f7f7f7 device boot start end blocks id system /dev/sda1 * 1 9728 78140128+ 7 hpfs/ntfs disk /dev/sdb: 123.5 gb, 123522416640 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 15017 cylinders units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes disk identifier: 0x9a99c226 device boot start end blocks id system /dev/sdb1 * 1 14402 115684033+ 83 linux /dev/sdb2 14403 15017 4939987+ 5 extended /dev/sdb5 14403 15017 4939956 82 linux swap / solaris disk /dev/sdc: 250.0 gb, 250059350016 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes disk identifier: 0x00e5a77f device boot start end blocks id system /dev/sdc1 * 1 30400 244187968+ 7 hpfs/ntfs
not complete answer according fdisk output:
/dev/sda1 (hd0) 80gb ntfs (windows)
/dev/sdb1 (hd1) 123.5gb linux (ubuntu)
/dev/sdc1 (hd2) 250gb ntfs (data)
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