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I installed fedora last night , the system is dual boot with win xp.

Now when i select windows on the screen it gives this error:

root no verify (hd0,0)

chainloader + 1

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Are you using Fedora Core 1 (the only officially released Fedora), or did you install a test of Fedora Core 2?

Also, could you post your /etc/grub.conf file?

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I am using Fedora Core 1.90 Test 1.

# grub.conf generated by anaconda

#

# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file

# NOTICE: You do not have a /boot partition. This means that

# all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /, eg.

# root (hd0,5)

# kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hda6

# initrd /boot/initrd-version.img

#boot=/dev/hda

default=1

timeout=10

splashimage=(hd0,5)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz

title Fedora Core (2.6.1-1.65)

root (hd0,5)

kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.1-1.65 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb

initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.1-1.65.img

title win xp

rootnoverify (hd0,0)

chainloader +1

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Looks like good info that you have supplied (including partition setup!) :yes:

At first I thought it may have been a problem with your grub setup, as you first posted "root no verify (hd0,0)", with spaces - it is one word. But your grub.conf is correct (as far as I can tell).

Unfortunately I am not a dual-booter. I use Linux exclusively, so not sure what is wrong on the Windows end... Perhaps someone else will coma along soon with more insight.

One thing that I noticed, is you are using a "test" version of what Fedora Core 2 will be. Not sure if there is a bug in setting up dual boot or not. :unsure:

If you want to do this a slightly longer way that fixing the immediate problem, you can boot your XP disk into "recover console", I believe it is called, and issue a "fixmbr" command (or "fdisk /mbr"). This will put the default Windows boot record back into the MBR of your drive. You will have Windows exactly like before, but won't be able to boot Linux until you re-install GRUB (or add Linux into your Windows C:\boot.ini file see this link)

Hope this helps a bit, and if you try something and run into a snag, I will keep watching this thread to see if I can help...

Mark

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Try adding 'makeactive' (no quotes) to the Windows entry.

Here is mine for reference, all three entries work - you obviously shouldn't mess with your Linux ones or the splash screen since they work;

default=0
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,3)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title Windows XP Professional
	rootnoverify (hd0,0)
	chainloader +1
	makeactive
title Gentoo Linux (kernel 2.4.25)
	root (hd0,3)
	kernel /kernel-2.4.25 root=/dev/hda5 vga=771
title Gentoo Linux (kernel 2.6.5)
	root (hd0,3)
	kernel /kernel-2.6.5 root=/dev/hda5 vga=792

Edited by Danrarbc641
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Had issues like this with FC 2 Test 2 (1.91). Gave up in the end. Granted its a major improvement from FC1, but i'm jst gonna wait till FC2 gets fully released. Would just be nice if the Centrino WiFi drivers get built it :wacko:

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I run fixboot and fixmbr and now I can't install windows xp.

when it boots it says: error loading operating system.

What to do? the computer is without OS, I am writing this by booting with Knoppix CD.

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If Windows cannot fix itself by using "fixmbr", then somehow Windows was damaged. Did you shrink or alter your Windows partition before (or as part of) the Linux installation?

I am thinking that a change to Windows before (or during) adding Linux caused the problem. That means, once you resized Windows, it was damaged, and would not boot - even before you actually 'added' Linux.

Try booting the Windows CD again, and doing a repair installation.

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i tried repair option, after booting again the same problem error loading operatin system

Then I am afraid that the partition resizing done to your Windows partition was not successful. :(

You can probably use your Windows CD and reinstall Windows over your existing install and not lose any of your documents. Once you get Windows up again, have it do a scandisk. Then (since your Linux install is still there and untouched), you can get dual booting working from the Windows C:\boot.ini file if you want.

Mark

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i tired fixmbr few times, and it somehow got fixed.

Good!

Not sure why the Microsoft fixmbr would have problems, it has been pretty reliable in my experience... :unsure:

Now, you have bootable Windows, but fixmbr has clobbered your Linux boot-up code. Linux is still there, just as you left it, but Windows has no clue how to get there.

At this point, you can re-install GRUB (or LILO).

Or you can set up your C:\boot.ini to boot Linux.

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