GRUB autoloading Linux setup

**Yamaneko** · 07-30-2005, 07:28 PM

I have a dual-boot between XP and Linux. But when I boot-up my computer something about GRUB pops up for a second (GRUB stage 1.5 loading) and it goes directly into my Linux setup. I can't get into XP. This is my partition setup:

Code:

Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hda1   *          22        1173     8709088+   7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda2            1174        5170    30217320    f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hda3               1          21      158728+  83  Linux
/dev/hda5            1174        1986     6146248+  83  Linux
/dev/hda6            1987        2799     6146248+  83  Linux
/dev/hda7            2800        5061    17100688+   b  W95 FAT32
/dev/hda8            5062        5170      824008+  82  Linux swap / Solaris

hda1 = Windows
hda3 = /boot
hda5 = /
hda6 = /home
hda7 = shared disk space between linux and XP

This is my menu.lst file:

Code:

# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
#            grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
#            grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
#            and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.

## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.           
default		0

## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout		30

## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
#hiddenmenu

# Pretty colours
#color cyan/blue white/blue

## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line)  and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
#      password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret

#
# examples
#
# title		Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root		(hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader	+1
#
# title		Linux
# root		(hd0,1)
# kernel	/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#

#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST

### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default optons below

## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs

## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specifiv kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
# kopt=root=/dev/hda5 ro

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,2)

## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
##      alternative=false
# alternative=true

## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
##      lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false

## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
##      altoptions=(recovery mode) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single

## nonaltoption boot targets option
## This option controls options to pass to only the
## primary kernel menu item.
## You can have ONLY one nonaltoptions line
# nonaltoptions=quiet splash

## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
##      howmany=7
# howmany=all

## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
##      memtest86=false
# memtest86=true

## ## End Default Options ##

title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.10-5-386 
root		(hd0,2)
kernel		/vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-386 root=/dev/hda5 ro quiet splash
initrd		/initrd.img-2.6.10-5-386
savedefault
boot

title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.10-5-386 (recovery mode)
root		(hd0,2)
kernel		/vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-386 root=/dev/hda5 ro single
initrd		/initrd.img-2.6.10-5-386
savedefault
boot

title		Ubuntu, kernel memtest86+ 
root		(hd0,2)
kernel		/memtest86+.bin  
savedefault
boot

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title		Other operating systems:
root


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/hda1
title		Microsoft Windows XP Professional
root		(hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader	+1

**Kakashi509** · 07-30-2005, 07:30 PM

how about you uninstall Linux then?

**Yamaneko** · 07-30-2005, 07:41 PM

That probably wouldn't help anything since then I wouldn't have any OS to boot into. GRUB is written onto the MBR.

**Yamaneko** · 07-30-2005, 07:49 PM

Code:

total 168
-rw-r--r--  1 root root     15 2005-07-29 10:42 device.map
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   7744 2005-07-29 10:42 e2fs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   7504 2005-07-29 10:42 fat_stage1_5
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   8320 2005-07-29 10:42 jfs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   3719 2005-07-29 22:23 menu.lst
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   3719 2005-07-29 21:45 menu.lst~
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   6976 2005-07-29 10:42 minix_stage1_5
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   9216 2005-07-29 10:42 reiserfs_stage1_5
-rw-r--r--  1 root root    512 2005-07-29 10:42 stage1
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 108104 2005-07-29 10:42 stage2
-rw-r--r--  1 root root   9256 2005-07-29 10:42 xfs_stage1_5

**Endless** · 07-30-2005, 08:04 PM

Mine looks like this:

Code:

default 0
timeout 30
splashimage=(hd0,6)/grub/splash.xpm.gz

title=Windows XP
root (hd0,1)
chainloader +1

title=Gentoo
root (hd0,6)
kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda8 init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 splash=verbose,theme:emergence vga=791 real_root=/dev/hda8 video=1280x800
initrd /fbsplash-emergence-1024x768

**Dr Unne** · 07-30-2005, 08:05 PM

I would backup your grub config file, and try this one in its place:

Code:

default		0
timeout		10

title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.10-5-386 
root		(hd0,2)
kernel		/vmlinuz-2.6.10-5-386 root=/dev/hda5 ro
initrd		/initrd.img-2.6.10-5-386

title		Microsoft Windows XP Professional
root		(hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader	+1

**Yamaneko** · 07-30-2005, 08:18 PM

Dr Unne's config didn't change anything. I still get the autoboot to Linux.

**Endless** · 07-30-2005, 08:42 PM

Try removing makeactive? (works on mine)

Also, I saw you posted on the ubuntu forums aswell. xD

Edit: what's in hda2?

**Yamaneko** · 07-30-2005, 08:47 PM

Yeah, Unne saw too.

Is makeactive the bootable flag?

**Dr Unne** · 07-30-2005, 08:51 PM

makeactive "Sets the active partition on the root disk to GRUB's root device. This command is limited to primary PC partitions on a hard disk." Whatever the heck that means. Maybe grub looks for a partition with the bootable flag and sets its root to that.

http://maglite.epfl.ch/~fsalvi/docs/...entry-commands

**Yamaneko** · 07-30-2005, 09:00 PM

hda2 is the extended partition which houses the logical partitions on the drive (30GBs). Can Win95 Ext'd handle LBA?

**Endless** · 07-30-2005, 09:04 PM

I think I see what it is. Try root (hd0,1) for the windows entry.

**Yamaneko** · 07-30-2005, 09:21 PM

Nope, nothing. It's like the file isn't being read.

**Endless** · 07-30-2005, 09:25 PM

You do mount /boot every time you go edit menu.lst, right? Also, just to make sure, do this:
mv menu.lst grub.conf
ln -s grub.conf menu.lst

**Dr Unne** · 07-30-2005, 09:30 PM

You can always try this too: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=52224

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