Hi Andrew,
On Sunday 10 January 2010 10:41:33 Andrew Stallard wrote:
> Here are the results:
>
> Disk /dev/sda: 98.5 GB, 98522403840 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 11978 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/sda1 1 5 40131 ce Unknown
> /dev/sda2 6 5803 46572435 17 Hidden HPFS/NTFS
> /dev/sda3 5804 11554 46194907+ 5 Extended
> /dev/sda4 11555 11978 3405780 cb Unknown
> /dev/sda5 * 5804 5816 104391 83 Linux
> /dev/sda6 5817 11554 46090453+ 8e Linux LVM
>
> This is hopeful, I think the Hidden HPFS/NTFS might be my Windows OS.
now check /etc/grub.conf. It should contain a part similar to this:
title Other
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
chainloader +1
This gives you a boot option called "Other" in grub, which boots from the
second partition on the first hd.
If it still doesn't work, my best guess is that you have to remove the
"hidden" flag for sda2. You can unset it with 'parted' (see 'man parted'). I
don't know what the "hidden" flag really does, so you better do some googling
before you mess around with the partition flags.
Cheers,
Andreas
