SuSE Linux 10.1 booting to Windows

[Eric "Shubes"]

Try this:

title Windoze XP
root (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

That's what I have in mine.
$ grub --version
grub (GNU GRUB 0.95)

Richard Allen / Gem Land wrote:
>     OK, tried that, thank you.
>     But then I get a very basic looking panel which has the title GNU 
> GRUB version 0.97, and the same booting options as before. When I select 
> WINDOWS, and Enter, I get a message:
>  
>     Error 12: Invalid device requested
>     Press any key to continue...
>  
>     which then takes me back to the GRUB panel.
>  
>     No boot to Windows.
>  
>     Richard
>  
>    
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>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Eric "Shubes" <mailto:plug at shubes.net>
>     *To:* Richard Allen / Gem Land <mailto:richard at gemland.com> ; Main
>     PLUG discussion list <mailto:plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
>     *Sent:* Tuesday, August 29, 2006 1:10 PM
>     *Subject:* Re: SuSE Linux 10.1 booting to Windows
> 
>     Richard Allen / Gem Land wrote:
>      >     OK, here is the file /boot/grub/menu.lst :
>      > ------------------------------------------------------------------
>      >
>      > # modified by Yast2. Last modification on Mon Aug 28 14:24:39 MST
>     2006
>      > 
>      > color white/blue black/light-gray
>      > default 0
>      > timeout 8
>      > gfxmenu (hdo,5)/boot/message
>      > 
>      > ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name:
>     linux###
>      > title SUSE Linux 10.1
>      >  root (hd0,5)
>      >  kernel /boot/vmlinuz root-/dev/sda6 vga-0x31a   resume-/dev/sda5
>      > splash-silent showopts
>      >  initrd /boot/initrd
>      > 
>      > ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name:
>     floppy###
>      > title Floppy
>      >  chainloader (fd0)+1
>      > 
>      > ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name:
>     failsafe###
>      > title Failsafe -- SUSE Linux 10.1
>      >  root (hd0,5)
>      >  kernel /boot/vmlinuz root-/dev/sda6 vga-normal showopts ide-nodma
>      > apm-off acpi-off noresume add-off 3
>      >  initrd /boot/initrd
> 
>     Try adding 'makeactive' as below:
> 
>      > title WINDOWS
>      >  makeactive
>      >  chainloader (hd0,0)+1
>      > ----------------------------------------------------------
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>     -Eric 'shubes'
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