Sorry, that should have been (hd0,0), not (hd0,1)! Steve
On Sat, 04 Aug 2007 12:49:42 +1200 Steve Holdoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So, it's all still there after all! > > You need up update your grub menu to provide the option to choose it: > > sudo vi +$ /boot/grub/menu.lst > o ( at this point the kernel will be on a new line at the end of the file ) > title Windows Vista > rootnoverify (hd0,1) > makeactive > chainloader +1<Escape>:wq > > Just cut and paste from this email from title to +1, then press the escape > key, followed by :wq to exit ( If you're comfortable with another editor, > then feel free to ignore my vi commands! ). Now reboot, and you should be > given a few seconds to press the escape key to get to the grub menu. > Selecting the 'Windows Vista' option *should* get you back to youyr vista > installation. > > The amount of time you have is set by the 'timeout' option in this file. > > Steve > > On Sat, 04 Aug 2007 12:27:16 +1200 > thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > hello sorry for the late responce..... > > I appreciate your help :) > > > > I have below printed the fdisk command readout > > > > On Sun, 2007-07-29 at 19:47 +1200, Christopher Sawtell wrote: > > > On 7/29/07, thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > hello fellow linux users > > > > > > > > I just tried to install ubuntu 6.06 on my partners laptop to run with > > > > its vista system.... but now no vista... > > > How sad, but it might well be that you haven't got a way to boot into > > > Vista rather than having lost all the files. > > > > I agree but some people do love to follow the sheep and not the sure > > footed mountain goat. > > > > so far mandy isn't too upset about vista LOL.. I had backed important > > stuff 1st so no real losses. > > > > > > > when is the next gathering so maybe I could get help to redeem my self. > > > We meet on the Second Tuesday of every month. It's the 14th. > > > Your're in luck, 'cos it's a social-cum-fixups evening. > > > > > > > as with compaq install files fo vista are on the computer or was on the > > > > computer... with my current success I may never install again.. AHHHH.. > > > > > > Many modern machines, particularly laptops, are equipped with a so > > > called Windows Recovery Partition so that it's possible to recover > > > Windows when it suicides ( or meets with an unplanned episode of some > > > kind ). Using a console in ubuntu issue the command > > > sudo fdisk -l ( that's a lower-case ell letter, not a one digit ) > > > That command will tell you the size of the disk and the partitions > > > thereon. If the size is about 3, or so, gigs smaller than what you'd > > > expect so see if you were to believe the sales hype about the size of > > > the hard drive then you can recover windows that way. You might care > > > to post the output of the fdisk -l command. > > > > > > > > > Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes > > > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders > > > > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > > > /dev/sda1 1 4647 37326996 7 HPFS/NTFS > > > > /dev/sda2 9056 9729 5413905 7 HPFS/NTFS > > > > /dev/sda3 * 4648 8872 33937312+ 83 Linux > > > > /dev/sda4 8873 9055 1469947+ 5 Extended > > > > /dev/sda5 8873 9055 1469916 82 Linux swap / > > Solaris > > > > Partition table entries are not in disk order > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ > > > > > > I hope this helps > > > > thanks tom. > > > > > > > I will bring my System Rescue CD. > > > http://www.sysresccd.org/ > > > > > > Just in case the worst has occured has anybody got a 'Doze Vista > > > rescue disk set? > > > > >
