[bug #15048] after boot into Windows XP, grub menu is not displayed and computer reboot

[anonymous]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=15048>

                 Summary: after boot into Windows XP, grub menu is not
displayed and computer reboot
                 Project: GNU GRUB
            Submitted by: None
            Submitted on: Thu 11/24/05 at 13:29
                Category: Booting
                Severity: Major
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Software Error
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: 
        Originator Email: address@hidden
             Open/Closed: Open
                 Release:  0.95
         Reproducibility: Every Time
         Planned Release: 

    _______________________________________________________

Details:

Originally posted  in Ubuntu bugzilla as bug 19948 [
http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=19948 ].

Grub installs and works fine until you change into Windows XP. When you
shutdown
Windows XP and boot again, grub doesn't even appear (no error, nothing) and
the
computer restarts and keeps restarting if you don't turn it off or put a
boot
cd. After boot cd, grub-install --recheck --no-floppy /dev/hda and
update-grub,
things are back to normal. Until next time you boot into Windows XP...

The GRUB Manual is not very informative with regard to how to gather
information so I just provide everything I know about. I can reproduce the
bug whenever I wish.
Also I have a linux rescue cd that I use to chroot into ubuntu partition and
fix
grub, so if you want me to provide any information just after the problem
happens and before I fix grub, please tell me what to test.


Ubuntu 5.10
address@hidden $ uname -a
Linux localhost 2.6.12-9-686 #1 Mon Oct 10 13:25:32 BST 2005 i686 GNU/Linux


address@hidden $ grub --version
grub (GNU GRUB 0.95)

address@hidden $ sudo fdisk -l
Password:

Disk /dev/hda: 41.1 GB, 41110142976 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4998 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hda1   *           1         783     6289416    7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda2            3123        4993    15028807+   f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hda3            4994        4998       40162+  1e  Hidden W95 FAT16
(LBA)
/dev/hda4             784        3122    18788017+  83  Linux
/dev/hda5            3123        4786    13366048+   7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda6            4787        4993     1662696   82  Linux swap / Solaris

Partition table entries are not in disk order


address@hidden $ cat /boot/grub/menu.lst

# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
#            grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
#            grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
#            and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.

## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0,
and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default
entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
default         0

## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default
entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout         10

## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
#hiddenmenu

# Pretty colours
#color cyan/blue white/blue

## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive
editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line)  and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
#      password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret

#
# examples
#
# title         Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root          (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader   +1
#
# title         Linux
# root          (hd0,1)
# kernel        /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#

#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST

### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below

## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs

## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specifiv kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
# kopt=root=/dev/hda4 ro

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,3)

## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
##      alternative=false
# alternative=true

## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
##      lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false

## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
##      altoptions=(recovery mode) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single

## nonaltoption boot targets option
## This option controls options to pass to only the
## primary kernel menu item.
## You can have ONLY one nonaltoptions line
# nonaltoptions=quiet splash

## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
##      howmany=7
# howmany=all

## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
##      memtest86=false
# memtest86=true

## ## End Default Options ##

title           Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.12-9-686 
root            (hd0,3)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-9-686 root=/dev/hda4 ro quiet splash
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.12-9-686
savedefault
boot

title           Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.12-9-686 (recovery mode)
root            (hd0,3)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-9-686 root=/dev/hda4 ro single
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.12-9-686
boot

title           Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.12-9-386 
root            (hd0,3)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-9-386 root=/dev/hda4 ro quiet splash
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.12-9-386
savedefault
boot

title           Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.12-9-386 (recovery mode)
root            (hd0,3)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-9-386 root=/dev/hda4 ro single
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.12-9-386
boot

title           Ubuntu, memtest86+
root            (hd0,3)
kernel          /boot/memtest86+.bin  
boot

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title           Other operating systems:
root


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/hda1
title           Microsoft Windows XP Professional
root            (hd0,0)
#savedefault
makeactive
chainloader     +1


(Uncommenting savedefault doesn't change anything)


Please, just ask me for any other info you may need!



    _______________________________________________________

Carbon-Copy List:

CC Address                          | Comment
------------------------------------+-----------------------------
manuellopezibanez --AT-- yahoo --DOT-- es | Originator Email




    _______________________________________________________

Reply to this item at:

  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=15048>

_______________________________________________
  Message sent via/by Savannah
  http://savannah.gnu.org/