I would say make a boot disk windows 98 book disk. Let it boot into DOS
when you get the the dos prompt type in "fdisk mbr" this should clear your
master boot record. Reboot the machine and you should be able to boot into
windows. Now you will have to repartition the linux partition to get back
that space in windows. But should work.
On 8/31/06, Richard Allen / Gem Land <
richard@gemland.com> wrote:
>
> I've tried the various fixes that you all suggested, but no luck.
> Thank you, all, anyway.
> I think there is something deeper going on, additionally, and I am not
> proficient enough (yet) in Linux to figure it out.
> I am leaving on vacation in a couple of days, and will work on this
> when I return. Can't afford to devote any more time to this computer issue
> right now, or I will never get out of town!
> If it is appropriate, I will try to attend an Installfest when I get
> back, and bring this thing with me.
> I really appreciate the input from those that helped me on this, and
> hope to meet you someday.
> Richard Allen
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Gerard J Snitselaar <snits@snitselaar.org>
> *To:* Richard Allen / Gem Land <richard@gemland.com> ; Main PLUG
> discussion list <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 29, 2006 6:49 PM
> *Subject:* Re: SuSE Linux 10.1 booting to Windows
>
>
> What is the output of 'sfdisk -l /dev/sda' ?
> Try:
>
> title Windows
> rootnoverify(hd0,0)
> chainloader +1
> makeactive
>
> If /dev/sda1 is not the bootable partition you might to
> also need to add unhide() and hide() lines.
>
> When you have the linux system up 'info grub', the info pages
> for grub explain the config file pretty well, plus how to set
> it up for different operating systems.
>
> On 0, Richard Allen / Gem Land <richard@gemland.com> 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
> >
> >
> > *************************************************
> > Gem Land (R)
> > PO Box 2834
> > Scottsdale AZ 85252
> > 602-448-8996
> > www.gemland.com
> > *************************************************
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Eric "Shubes"
> > To: Richard Allen / Gem Land ; Main PLUG discussion list
> > 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
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------
> > --
> > -Eric 'shubes'
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