In LILO, the config file uses the standard /dev/hdax way to specify a device, which seems much more intuitive to me; I've always been confused as to why GRUB uses this count from zero thing.
Is it just because counting from zero makes us feel more like computer scientists? Does anyone know why things work this way? Robert Dickerson [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 08:26:38 -0600, Donald J Bindner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Mar 25, 2005 at 03:43:34PM +0530, Navneet Choudhary wrote: > > Hi list, > > > > I am using Mandrake 10.1 Official on multiboot system. > > > > > > After installing Mandrake 9.2 (yes 9.2 NOT 10.1) on un-partitioned > > space. Windows stop booting. > > > > Since as per default GRUB setting, it should show non *Linux OS also > > in Boot menu. > > But, here it is not showing any other OS. > > > > NOTE: Boot loader might be installed on MBR (instead of first non > > windows partition)? > > > > So, I booted to Linux & can view non-Linux partition being > > mounted as below: > > > > #df-h > > > > /dev/hda1 1G 4.7G 11G 31% /mnt/win_c > > /dev/hda5 5.1G 4.6G 418M 92% /mnt/win_d > > > > and > > > > #fdisk -l > > > > Disk /dev/hda:40.0 GB,40020664320 > > 16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 77545 cylinders > > Units= cylinder of 1008 * 512= 516096 bytes > > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > > > /dev/hda1 * 1 31206 15727603+ 7 HPFS/NTFS > > /dev/hda2 31206 77545 23355045 f W95Ext'd(LBA) > > /dev/hda5 31206 41613 524519 7 HPFS/NTFS > > /dev/hda6 41613 64700 11534638+ 6 FAT16 > > /dev/hda7 64500 64708 1052738 83 Linux > > /dev/hda8 64709 65729 514552 82 Swap > > /dev/hda9 65730 69802 2052760 83 Linux > > /dev/hda10 69803 77545 3902446+ 83 Linux > > > > NOTE: /dev/hda1 Windows 2000 Professional > > /dev/hda5 Windows 2003 Server > > /dev/hda6 MISC (FAT16) > > > > Since, I am not getting any windows listing in my Grub boot > > menu.Therefore,i have manually added windows entry in it. > > > > Now, > > 1)when I choose windows 2000 at boot time: > > > > ERROR o/p:- > > Root(hda0,1) > > Filesystem type unknown,partition oxf > > Chainloader +1 > > You mean (everything numbers from 0 in grub): > root(hd0,0) > chainloader +1 > > > > > 2)When I choose windows 2003 > > Root(hda0,5) > root(hd0,4) > > Chainloader +1 > > -- > Don Bindner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > To get off this list, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with Subject: unsubscribe > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- To get off this list, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with Subject: unsubscribe -----------------------------------------------------------------
