From: Eric "Shubes"

To: Richard Allen / Gem Land ; Main PLUG discussion list

Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 3:53 PM

Subject: Re: SuSE Linux 10.1 booting to Windows

I don't know what you need to do from Yast. From the first screen you
posted, though, I'd  click on "WINDOWS Other /dev/sda1" and click Edit. Then
look for some sort of chain loader option to select. If you post the edit
screen, I might be of more help.

Alternatively, if you post your grub (/boot/grub/menu.lst) or lilo
(/etc/lilo.conf) configuration file, we could probably tell you how to fix
it. Your system looks ok from what I can see. Just need to get the boot
loader configuration straightened out.

Richard Allen / Gem Land wrote:
>     I'm not sure if this is a good way to post the info, but it saves a
> lot of typing. I made 3 screenshots of the settings from YaST, and they
> are at a page on my website at http://www.gemland.com/linux_settings.htm
>     I do not have a Windows disk, so that way won't work.
>     Thanks for the help so far.....
>     Richard
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Kenneth <mailto:madhse@yahoo.com>
>     *To:* Main PLUG discussion list
>     <mailto:plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
>     *Sent:* Monday, August 28, 2006 2:05 PM
>     *Subject:* Re: SuSE Linux 10.1 booting to Windows
>
>     Just be aware that with the suggestion Josh offered, I believe the boot
>     process will no longer offer to boot into Linux, it will only boot
>     Windows.
>     It would be more helpful if you told us what the messages on screen
>     say when
>     you try to boot windows, and what your LILO or GRUB configuration files
>     contain.
>
>
>     --- Josh Coffman <josh_coffman@yahoo.com
>     <mailto:josh_coffman@yahoo.com>> wrote:
>
>      > If you have to boot windows again and assuming the
>      > windows partition is still viable..
>      >
>      > boot from the windows install cd (hoping you have
>      > one), and goto the Recovery Console. You can use
>      > fixmbr to restore the windows boot loader and thus
>      > boot windows.
>      >
>      >
>     http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/bootcons_fixmbr.mspx?mfr=true
>      >
>      > BTW, I installed and dual booted opensuse 10.1 with
>      > windows on my laptop no problem. So it does work at
>      > least in some cases.
>      >
>      > -j
>      >
>      > --- Richard Allen / Gem Land <richard@gemland.com
>     <mailto:richard@gemland.com>>
>      > wrote:
>      >
>      > >     I've been lurking on this list for quite some
>      > > time now, and my time has finally come to beg an
>      > > answer. I have just installed (seemingly
>      > > successfully) 10.1 onto my desktop, which also has
>      > > Windows XP. When starting the computer, I see the
>      > > options for (something like):
>      > >
>      > >     LINUX 10.1
>      > >     FLOPPY
>      > >     LINUX SAFE MODE
>      > >     WINDOWS
>      > >
>      > >     When I select Windows, it goes through a few
>      > > steps, then returns me to the Boot Screen again
>      > > (booting to LINUX does work, though). When I look in
>      > > the Partitioning in YaST, I see that I have data in
>      > > /dev/sda1, and that it is an HPFS/NTFS file system,
>      > > as /windows/C
>      > >     My data (I see 8.3GB) seems to be there, but I
>      > > have no way to get to it, or to get to Windows!
>      > >     Novell tech support has been *worthless* on
>      > > this. Only telling me that I must now pay for
>      > > "Advanced Support". This after I have just (in good
>      > > faith) installed their product, which has now messed
>      > > up my machine! I have been using 9.1 (with a
>      > > partitioned drive, with Windows 98SE) on my laptop
>      > > for almost 2 years now, and was so far impressed
>      > > with SuSE.
>      > >     Does anyone know how I can get it to boot up
>      > > Windows again?
>      > >     I've learned a lot from this PLUG group over the
>      > > years, just by reading others' problems.
>      > >     Thanks for any help offered......
>      > >     Richard Allen
>      > >
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