problem when booting Vista

Malbar please copy and paste /boot/grub/menu.lst here...
Thank you.

Hi guys,

I'm with the same problem. I'm using Ubuntu 7.10 64bit and Vista 32bit.

the command

sudo fdisk -l

results:

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Disco /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250000000000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30394 cylinders
Units = cilindros of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00017dec

Dispositivo Boot Início Fim Blocos Id Sistema
/dev/sda1 * 1 2448 19663528+ 7 HPFS ou NTFS
/dev/sda2 2449 4897 19671592+ f Win95 (LBA) Partição Extendida
/dev/sda3 4898 17646 102406342+ 7 HPFS ou NTFS
/dev/sda4 17647 30394 102398310 83 Linux
/dev/sda5 2449 2572 995998+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6 2573 4897 18675531 83 Linux

Disco /dev/sdb: 320.0 GB, 320072933376 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders
Units = cilindros of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0xff814099

Dispositivo Boot Início Fim Blocos Id Sistema
/dev/sdb1 * 1 3892 31262458+ 7 HPFS ou NTFS
/dev/sdb2 3893 5851 15735667+ f Win95 (LBA) Partição Extendida
/dev/sdb3 5852 18906 104864287+ 7 HPFS ou NTFS
/dev/sdb4 18907 38913 160706227+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb5 3893 4154 2104483+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdb6 4155 5851 13631121 83 Linux
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The systems are in the second SATA hard disk (320Gb).

That's what says my /boot/grub/menu.lst file:

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# 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'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
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 specific 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_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=UUID=a8d3d7d9-32cb-4e83-9c6f-655e94525a13 ro

## Setup crashdump menu entries
## e.g. crashdump=1
# crashdump=0

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,5)

## 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

## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=quiet splash locale=pt_BR

## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
## lockold=true
# lockold=false

## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=

## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0

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

## 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

## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false

## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false

## ## End Default Options ##

title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic
root (hd0,5)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=a8d3d7d9-32cb-4e83-9c6f-655e94525a13 ro quiet splash locale=pt_BR
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 7.10, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,5)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=UUID=a8d3d7d9-32cb-4e83-9c6f-655e94525a13 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic

title Ubuntu 7.10, memtest86+
root (hd0,5)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet

### 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/sda1
title Windows Vista/Longhorn (loader)
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
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This is not the first time my Windows Vista stop booting after I install Ubuntu.

Can anyone give me some help?

Thanks!

To get vista back just follow the steps given:

1) just enter your win vista bootable dvd and restart your computer
2) When it loads select repair computer.
3) Select your windows partition
4) On the next window select Command prompt
5) In the command prompt type:

cd boot
bootsect /NT60 All

6) restart your computer
7) And there your win vista will load.

If you still want to have a dual boot system please got to http://beacompsavvy.googlepages.com/installubuntu22.