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  1. #1
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    Dual Boot Linux & Vista - Problem

    Hello !

    i have a problem. I had Vista installed, and after i installed ubuntu 8.10.. but now the grub doesn't recognize the Vista Partition. What should i do?

    Thank you!

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    Re: Dual Boot Linux & Vista - Problem

    This is a very commonly asked question and a puzzling one. verify your menu.lst entries.

    vim /boot/grub/menu.lst

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    Re: Dual Boot Linux & Vista - Problem

    eheh that's the problem i'm facing... vista doesn't appear on the list of operational system..

    can i put the content here?

    the last part of the document is:

    -------------------------------------------
    ## ## End Default Options ##

    title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic
    uuid 77ca5db5-a411-4784-8e7c-ec2a0b4c4697
    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=77ca5db5-a411-4784-8e7c-ec2a0b4c4697 ro locale=pt_BR quiet splash
    initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
    quiet

    title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (recovery mode)
    uuid 77ca5db5-a411-4784-8e7c-ec2a0b4c4697
    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=77ca5db5-a411-4784-8e7c-ec2a0b4c4697 ro locale=pt_BR single
    initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic

    title Ubuntu 8.10, memtest86+
    uuid 77ca5db5-a411-4784-8e7c-ec2a0b4c4697
    kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
    quiet

    ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

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    Re: Dual Boot Linux & Vista - Problem

    add these lines then:

    title "Windows Vista"

    root (hd0,0)

    chainloader +1

    makedefault

    If u are having a sata disk then in the second line give sd0 instead of hd0.

    Better put these lines before the lines showing ubuntu

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    Re: Dual Boot Linux & Vista - Problem

    well.. my hd is sata..
    and the partition vista is installed is the 5

    so, i put
    root (sd0,5)

    but it gets error 23 on grub.. that is something like "number parse exception" or something like that.. i forgot now!
    when i put hd instead of sd, it shows "starting up" but doesn't boot..

    should i do something?

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    Re: Dual Boot Linux & Vista - Problem

    change sd0 to hd0

    Brother BAD LOBO

    I think you misunderstood, I have sata hd and always put as hd0 in grub.

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    Re: Dual Boot Linux & Vista - Problem

    oh yes! i have just read that on grub sata should be put in hd too..
    thank you man!
    ill test now..

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