root (hd0,6) Results in: Error 22 no such partition On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 11:04 PM, Craig White wrote: > On Mon, 2009-05-25 at 22:54 -0500, Mike Hoy wrote: > > I just installed Ubuntu on this laptop and when I first looked for XP > > in the grub menu list it wasn't there. I googled it and the web page > > said to add the following: > > > > title Microsoft Windows XP Professional > > root (hd0,1) > > savedefault > > makeactive > > chainloader +1 > > > > I get Error # 13 "Invalid or unsupported executable format" Now that > > I've added those lines. > > > > Question: Does it matter where I add it at? I added it before: > > ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST > > > > Also here is my fdisk info: > > Disk /dev/sda: 60.0 GB, 60011642880 bytes > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7296 cylinders > > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Disk identifier: 0x321d321c > > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > /dev/sda1 2 3071 24659775 f W95 Ext'd > > (LBA) > > /dev/sda2 * 3072 3320 2000092+ 82 Linux swap / > > Solaris > > /dev/sda3 3321 7296 31937220 83 Linux > > /dev/sda5 2 3071 24659743+ 7 HPFS/NTFS > > > > > > I added the fdisk info because on one forum it was asked for and never > > provided. > > > > Thanks for any help. > ---- > I will look at my laptop later but the thing that sticks out > immediately... > > title Microsoft Windows XP Professional > root (hd0,1) > savedefault > makeactive > chainloader +1 > > should be 'root (hd0,6)' because your Windows partition is in /dev/sda5 > > Craig > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Mike Hoy