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hi friends,
regards.

installed windows xp2 4 partition on harddisk.
ubuntu live cd gparted deleted 1 partition , made unallocated , install ubuntu 9.10 there.

since grub bootloader problem there.
initial option choose os there. when select linux can enter in it. when choose windows xp following error message coming---

"error : invalid signature"

when press key returns menu. when select xp , press "e" message comes...

"insmod ntfs
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
chain loader +1"

according 1 tutorial

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1014708

booted windows xp cd , repaired "fixboot" , "fixmbr".

worked. winxp working grub menu not there choose os. directly opens winxp. no trace of ubuntu.

recover grub booted live ubuntu cd , ran in terminal

"sudo mkdir /media/sda7
sudo mount /dev/sda7 /media/sda7"

, then

"sudo grub-install --root-directory=/media/sda7 /dev/sda"

, worked. grub menu there select os. can access ubuntu not xp. xp's probblem returns described above.

point can 1 os either ubuntu or win. pls b/c want , need both os.

regards
suranjan

quote posted suranjandeo view post
hi friends,
regards.

installed windows xp2 4 partition on harddisk.
ubuntu live cd gparted deleted 1 partition , made unallocated , install ubuntu 9.10 there.

since grub bootloader problem there.
initial option choose os there. when select linux can enter in it. when choose windows xp following error message coming---

"error : invalid signature"

when press key returns menu. when select xp , press "e" message comes...

"insmod ntfs
drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}
chain loader +1"

according 1 tutorial

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1014708

booted windows xp cd , repaired "fixboot" , "fixmbr".

worked. winxp working grub menu not there choose os. directly opens winxp. no trace of ubuntu.

recover grub booted live ubuntu cd , ran in terminal

"sudo mkdir /media/sda7
sudo mount /dev/sda5 /media/sda7"

, then

"sudo grub-install --root-directory=/media/sda7 /dev/sda"

, worked. grub menu there select os. can access ubuntu not xp. xp's probblem returns described above.

point can 1 os either ubuntu or win. pls b/c want , need both os.

regards
suranjan
boot windows cd , fixboot. not overwrite grub.


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