my pc dont want boot winxp

i have installed the fedora core 6 linux with grub, which is now booting my two os: fc6 and winxp. but when i put the winxp cd into the cdrom, it wont boot. i have raid, after raid i've get the table with some infos and then 'Verifying DMI Pool Data' then if i'm booting from hdd, it will write 'loading grub stage2' and if i am booting from cd it will write 'Boot from CD' when i'll try to boot backtrack linux, or something else, it will successfully boot. but when i'll try to boot winxp, i will get black screen. it started a few days after installing fc6. i have this problem for about a year, but now i need to reinstall winxp, and cant… i cannot run repair console to fix mbr… but when i'll try to fix mbr… will the ntloader boot something? and will it help me? thx in advance for any help.

what's the layout of your paritions (and are they on the same drives)?

What bootloader did you place on the MBR and which one did you place on the first sector of the HDD?

More info, the faster and more information will get to you.

use your rescue CD (FC6):

boot: linux rescue

should bring you to a shell terminal with root access.

sh-2.05a#

Mount your partition under a certain DIR (in this case, let's use "dancuc" as a newly created DIR, Note: hda# is the number/location of your partition. But, if you know the location simply use:

sh-2.05a# fdisk -l sh-2.05a# mount -t ext3 /dev/hda2 /dancuc

If this is done successfully, great, if not, then maybe you haven't mounted the proper partition (your FC6 one) to the /dancuc DIR/folder; Siimply try it again. That's what linux is all about. Now to mount the sysimage do:

sh-2.05a# chroot /mnt/sysimage

Now, check the grub installation on the partition:

sh-2.05a# grub-install –recheck /dev/hda2

And if that doesn't give you any information, proceed on and do:

sh-2.05a# info grub

Your ouput should be close to something like:

[ hd0 /dev/sda ] [ hd1 /dev/sdb ]

Now, go ahead and install grub:

grub-install –root-directory=/ dev/sda grub-install –root-directory=/ dev/sdb

And if you need help setting up your repositories simply PM me and I'll walk you through it. Good luck!

Remember, if you don't get a headache from this you're not learning anything yet.

ok partitions are 3: c, d, e: all NTFS, c is system, d and e are on files, running windows h: ext3, running linux bootloader is grub, before grub there was ntloader… i will try it.. but where can i find that rescue cd? i have only installation cd of fc6

just download the rescue CDs:

United States (Mirror) http://iso.linuxquestions.org/download/32/1049/ftp/distro.ibiblio.org/FC-6-i386-rescuecd.iso

Australia (Mirror) http://iso.linuxquestions.org/download/37/1049/http/gd.tuwien.ac.at/FC-6-i386-rescuecd.iso

Germany (Mirror) http://iso.linuxquestions.org/download/686/1049/ftp/ftp.fu-berlin.de/FC-6-i386-rescuecd.iso

By the way, the EXT3 won't be an "H" partition, the naming convention completely changes with different OSes in place.

i see it in partition magic… so all that i must do is to reinstall the grub? if i fail with this.. can i remove in partition magic the h drive and some allocation space (that ext3) from hdd, will then my winxp boot correctly? i have some problems with fc6 too, my hp does not printing in it, and i have all req. files downloaded. so will it help me if i fail with reinstalling grub?

if you give up you'll miss the whole point of using a linux system …

What you can do is just restart from scratch. Reinstall and specify in the GUI that you want Grub installed on the MBR (never give it to NTLoader – it's a bad boy trained by micro$ux to not play with Penguin).

[DEL] the H: drive will also delete all data on it, is that something you're willing to do, or is it just out of desperation? Backup your files first, and if you need help keep posting here.

i must have the windows on my computer because my father needs it… and now the windows are fucked.. i need to reinstall it… i have all my data already backed up

lol, yet another broken window. :)

yes, there are lot of broken windows on the world… :| its an old installation. i hate that wind0ws creating their fucking registry, this is one problem of my 'broken windows' second problem is that my sound card doesnt work in it… but in linux it works… so it must be in windows :( so reinstallation will help me? as i say… i've got only black screen after tryed to boot it.

Did you install the correct drivers for your soundcardQ ..

yes of course.. it worked, but in last two months every when i'll start windows it will from time to time start doing "rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr" and i must restart the computer to fix it.

how old is the soundcard?

3 years

KaY! you need windows XP, and LINUX,,

and your running GRUB?..

Google about for editing the grub loader, or … get acronis os selector :D

BAsically a os loader FUR ALLE

Can you help me delete Linux files on my C: drive I must be running Linux to delete them I can't access Windows XP I get a black screen with alot of 070707070707070707 and stuff, So do you know of any software or something I can run that will allow me to delete them?

nah you dont need to run linux… its just a different filesystem..

windows xP likes NTFS linux likes EXT3

use a partiitoning program …. i like acronis :)

I can not move the files, I can not delete the files, the are all on the C: drive. Read before you post.

Well, mr genius,

your the one posting for help….

I suggest you dont be rude?

So, you cant move or delete the files?

AND

Your trying to delete linux files in windows?

I am not being rude, you need to read before you post. And yes Linux and Windows are in C: and I need to delete Linux and boot Windows.

masta_hacks wrote: And yes Linux and Windows are in C:

I'm 59423079% sure linux is NOT on C:

"read before you post."

AH!

Well, can you VIEW the linux files in windows? are they in a proper folder structure?

lesserlightsofheaven wrote: [quote]masta_hacks wrote: And yes Linux and Windows are in C:

I'm 59423079% sure linux is NOT on C:

"read before you post."[/quote]

Yeah! thats what imn thinking

hobo wrote: Well, can you VIEW the linux files in windows? are they in a proper folder structure?

http://linux.wordpress.com/2007/12/20/linux-reader-get-access-to-linux-files-from-windows/

Also:

http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/ext2ifs.htm

i was having the same problem but somehow i fixed it.

pigmanbear wrote: i was having the same problem but somehow i fixed it.

Fucking, retarded, idiot. LOOK AT THE DATE FOR FUCKS SAKE. STOP BUMPING THIS SHIT.

spy, you have to pace yourself. These ones just spawn on damp locker room floors. 2 points, same as killing a wild boar (World of Warcraft). Not worth the time.

try looking at link if it is because of the app your father uses needs window because the program allows to run windows app on linux or is it that he only uses windows?