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help! Installed linux on a computer with windows and now windows doesnt work!

HTML · 2003-12-13T20:10:37

I installed linux on another computer with windows and it does not boot, although linux does. Why is this? I think the windows partition is primary and the linux boot partition is primary, but I do not think this would make a difference. It just makes a blinking curser and says booting windows

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Started by HTML December 07, 2003 06:50 PM

31 comments, last by HTML 20 years, 9 months ago

HTML

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December 08, 2003 10:03 PM

quote: Original post by mrhodes
Ok, give this a try....

in your grub.conf file, change the line
"rootnoverify (hd0,0)" to
"root (hd0,0)"
That''s in the Windows section of course...

Let me know how that works out for you...

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[edited by - mrhodes on December 8, 2003 10:41:34 PM]

Hmm, well I tried that and it now says root instead of rootnoverfiy and below that it says:
Filesystem type is fat, partition type is 0xc

Michalson

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December 08, 2003 10:03 PM

quote: Original post by HTML
quote: Original post by owl
do fdisk /mbr from a windows boot disk.

What will that do? I don''t want to format.

It wipes your master boot record (basic info about the drive like what to run in order to boot the OS) and replaces it with the default windows version (this is also used to correct other problems, like if an NT/2K/XP boot drive gets its internal drive letter assignment messed up, meaning it can boot but then can''t find any of the files because it''s not the "C" drive anymore)

HTML

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December 08, 2003 10:48 PM

quote: Original post by Michalson
quote: Original post by HTML
quote: Original post by owl
do fdisk /mbr from a windows boot disk.

What will that do? I don''t want to format.

It wipes your master boot record (basic info about the drive like what to run in order to boot the OS) and replaces it with the default windows version (this is also used to correct other problems, like if an NT/2K/XP boot drive gets its internal drive letter assignment messed up, meaning it can boot but then can''t find any of the files because it''s not the "C" drive anymore)

So there is no chance of deleting the data on the drive or messing up anything?

Useless Hacker

372

December 09, 2003 06:18 AM

quote: Original post by HTML
So there is no chance of deleting the data on the drive or messing up anything?

No, it''ll just overwrite GRUB.

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December 09, 2003 08:25 AM

quote: Original post by Useless Hacker
quote: Original post by HTML
So there is no chance of deleting the data on the drive or messing up anything?
No, it''ll just overwrite GRUB.

Which means you''ll no longer be able to boot into linux until you reinstall grub, so make sure you have a rescue disk for linux. But, no, it won''t delete anything besides grub.
Now it seems like its more of a windows problem, in which case this is the worst forum to ask your question.

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HTML

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December 09, 2003 05:09 PM

How do I make a boot disk for linux after I have already installed it?

Useless Hacker

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December 09, 2003 05:31 PM

You could install GRUB to a floppy disk using:

grub-install (fd0)

or perhaps it's:

grub-install /dev/fd0

Or you may find your distro comes with a utility for creating boot disks.

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owl

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December 10, 2003 05:04 PM

quote: Original post by HTML
quote: Original post by owl
do fdisk /mbr from a windows boot disk.

What will that do? I don''t want to format.

that will restore your windows master boot record.

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HexSkillz

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December 10, 2003 09:42 PM

HTML

here's what i recommend doing:

insert windows XP cd
choose recovery console

ok i was told you can restore your boot.ini like so:
go to recovery console on the windows xp cd after rebooting
sys C:
or something like that. Try booting after doing that. If your boot.ini is really gone fixmbr won't do it.

You also might want to try the command fixboot

just try and get someones boot.ini printed off if anything then use the recovery console to write it back in using edit.

good luck

[edited by - hexskillz on December 10, 2003 10:44:12 PM]

HTML

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December 11, 2003 05:03 PM

quote: Original post by HexSkillz
HTML

here''s what i recommend doing:

insert windows XP cd
choose recovery console

ok i was told you can restore your boot.ini like so:
go to recovery console on the windows xp cd after rebooting
sys C:
or something like that. Try booting after doing that. If your boot.ini is really gone fixmbr won''t do it.

You also might want to try the command fixboot

just try and get someones boot.ini printed off if anything then use the recovery console to write it back in using edit.

good luck

[edited by - hexskillz on December 10, 2003 10:44:12 PM]

Thanks, what if I am using 98se? Are there any commands like that for it?

I also did not see the boot.ini file at all on the windows partition so I am not sure what else to do.

What if I used someone elses boot.ini file from their 98se?

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