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  Date: Nov 24    Category: Unix / Linux / Ubuntu    Views: 300
  

I am facing a problem in dual booting Linux and Windows XP. I have did the installation by

First I installed Windows XP in a NTFS extended partition

Then I installed the Linux v 7.1

Now I am able to boot with Linux and work. But I am not able to see the Windows XP partition at all. This is a Intel system with 20GB HDD and 512 MB RAM. Can you please help me in resolving this problem..

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Answer #1    Answered On: Nov 24    

1. Check to see if it is to be found under '/mnt/nt'.
barring that:
2. Put your Mandrake CD in (disk 1) and reboot.
3. Watch the screen and you'll see that it allows for options other than
just Install or Upgrade. I believe you access some of these options by
hitting escape and then typeing "rescue[enter]".
4. Mount your partitions using the menu provided.
5. From the menu select the option that gets you to a command prompt.
6. Type 'lsparts' to find out what partitions are available. If your NT
partition isn't listed, it may be gone.
7. Edit '/etc/lilo.conf' as root to include the partition as listed by
'lsparts'. You may be able to do this through the Mandrake Control
center but I am not sure.
8. As root, from the command prompt type 'lilo' just to be sure.
9. Take the CD out, reboot and try and get into your nt partition.

 
Answer #2    Answered On: Nov 24    

Who said they were using Mandrake? RH7.1 does NOT
have NTFS support automatically compiled into the
kernel. You may have to go to the kernel source
directory and run "make menuconfig", select your
kernel options, compile a new kernel, and install it.

 
Answer #3    Answered On: Nov 24    

i am suggesting u that if u r able to use the software called BOOT MAGIC then this s/w helps u to bring all the operating systems which u have in ur MBR so that u can boot any of them.......

try using this s/w. it gives u the option of booting all the o.s. which u have installed. i am sure u will get through, the s/w which i told u to use i.e. boot magic runs only on windows versions so u will have to adjust urself accordingly

 
Answer #4    Answered On: Nov 24    

Check in which partition u've installed Windows
specify that on lilo.conf
and run /sbin/lilo and reboot.

Sample file is here...

boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
default=linux
keytable=/boot/us.klt
lba32
prompt
nowarn
timeout=100
message=/boot/message
menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
ignore-table
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=linux
root=/dev/hda5
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append="devfs=mount quiet"
vga=788
read-only
other=/dev/hda1
label=windows
table=/dev/hda
other=/dev/fd0
label=floppy
unsafe
U can check ur partition table using fdisk.
/sbin/fdisk /dev/hda

 
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