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Re: Activate Logical Partitions
From: |
Felix Miata |
Subject: |
Re: Activate Logical Partitions |
Date: |
Fri, 28 Nov 2003 21:43:23 -0500 |
Frank Leitner wrote:
> i've bought a new hard disk today which i've partitioned in the following
> way:
> /dev/hda1 -> linux boot
> /dev/hda2 -> linux root
> /dev/hda3 -> swap
> /dev/hda5 -> linux home
> /dev/hda6 -> windows xp
> /dev/hda7 -> windows documents
> linux works fine this way, but i was not able to start windows. When i try
> to start windows i'm
> immediately at the grub console again. when adding a "makeactive" he tell me
> that he can't
> ativate this partition (i think because it's in a logical one)
> my menu.lst:
> default 0
> timeout 8
> title linux
> kernel (hd0,0)/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda3 vga=0x31a hdg=ide-scsi
> hdh=ide-scsi h
> dhlun=0 splash=silent showopts
> initrd (hd0,0)/initrd
> title Windoze
> root (hd0,5)
> makeactive
> chainloader +1
> i hope you can help me solving this problem ;)
hda1 through hda4 are primary partitions. hda5 and above are logical
partitions. Windoze can boot only from a primary, hda1, hda2, hda3 or
hda4. Make windoze C: hda2 and Linux / hda5 and you'll be OK. Install
windoze first on hda2, then reinstall Linux.
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