No apologies - some of us just learned something about grub. George Ryan Krostue wrote: > > Patrick's suggestions got me thinking... what I ended up doing to fix the > problem was, I added: > > title = Windows > root = (hd0,0) > makeactive > chainloader +1 > > to the /boot/grub/menu.lst. > > My windows installation is still there and boots up fine. > > My apologies for bothering the list with this newbie goof-up :) > > Ryan > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: "Ryan Krostue" > Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > Subject: Re: Help - accidently erased windows drive! > Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 19:58:23 -0700 > > Hi - I have found out some more info... > > This is what the 'mount' command shows: > /dev/hdb2 on / type ext3 (rw) > none on /proc type proc (rw) > usbdevfs on /proc/bus/usb/type usbdevfs (rw) > /dev/hdb1 on /boot type ext3 (rw) > none on /dev/pts type devpts (rw, gid=5,mode=620) > none on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw) > none on /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc type binfmt_misc (rw) > > Drive 1 - is still NTFS, and Windows XP is still on it, in some form. I just > can't get it to load. If I go into Windows recovery console, I can view all > the files etc on the drive. > > Drive 2 - RedHat 7.2. When I book up, it loads GRUB. The only option is Red > Hat. > > So from what I can tell, windows is still intact, but the boot program on > Drive 1 is telling Linux on Drive 2 to load and not give an option to load > windows. I have disconnected Drive 2 and all the happens is it says "GRUB" > and that is all. > > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!! > > Ryan > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: Patrick Fleming EA > Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > To: > Subject: Re: Help - accidently erased windows drive! > Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 19:08:33 -0700 (MST) > > Ok, > First, I would boot into the Linux system. Run 'mount' to see which > partitions are being mounted. If Windows was on disk one then that would > be /dev/hda and the second disk would be (depending upon how many > ide drives total there, including cdrom, cd burner, LS120 drive, Zip > drive, etc.) /dev/hdb, /dev/hdc, or /dev/hdd. If the partitions that are > mounted are all on hda, then you are probably hosed... however if not then > you may be able to configure the boot program to look for the other > operating system. It would be helpful to know the operating system and > version in order to help further- also which boot loader is being used. > > On Sun, 16 Dec 2001, Ryan Krostue wrote: > > > So on my first day of Linux... > > > > I have a system with 2 hard drives. Windows was on hard drive 1, and > drive > > 2 was blank for use with Red Hat. I went thru the entire setup, and > thought > > I selected to install Red Hat on Drive 2, and leave Drive 1 alone. > > > > Well... after install and the OS chooser list comes up, Red Hat is the > only > > thing there. I can't even seem to boot from the Win 2000 CD now. > > > > Any suggestions? I need to have this be a dual-boot machine. > > > > Thanks! > > Ryan > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > > > > ________________________________________________ > > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't > post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -- > Patrick Fleming, EA > Licensed to represent taxpayers > before Exam, Appeals, and Conference > divisions of the IRS > > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post > to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post > to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > > ________________________________________________ > See http://PLUG.phoenix.az.us/navigator-mail.shtml if your mail doesn't post to the list quickly and you use Netscape to write mail. > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss