Lost Dual Boot with XP

[leroy]

Hello all,I am new to Linux.
I updrade my breezy Badger to Dapper Drake
now i cannot get to my window xp drive

need help

[dbd]

Re: Lost Dual Boot with XP

Not quite sure what the problem is from that message.

Do you want to boot to windows XP, and actually use windows?
Or do you just want to access the data on the XP partition?


If the problem is that you want to book to XP, but can't, then what is causing it? Has it disappeard from the grub boot list, or is the XP option not work anymore? Did it work before you upgraded to dapper?

[TheAlchemist]

Re: Lost Dual Boot with XP

Try to modify your /boot/grub/menu.lst
You should have something like this:

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-20-386
root (hd0,2)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.15-20-386 root=/dev/hda8 ro vga=0x317 quiet splash
initrd /initrd.img-2.6.15-20-386
savedefault
boot


title Windows NT/2000/XP (loader)
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1

The numbers of (hdn,m) maybe different

[leroy]

Re: Lost Dual Boot with XP

Thanks for the info,I had to get to windows because my stuff is there.
I reinstall linux .Thanks again