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Windows Vista wont boot after linux installation

Asked by linuxNo0b

I have actually partially "solved" this issue of why vista wont boot, but i need a little help with the final steps.

I recently installed Fedora8 on my notebook. I partitioned the hard drive to create a location for Fedora.
Once I installed it i could boot Fedora wonderfully but not windows.
When starting up, I hit the key to choose which operation system to start with. The first option is Fedora, the second is 'Other'. Fedora is set as my default selection.

When i select to boot 'Other' I get the following message:

rootnoverify (hd0,1)
chainloader +1
BOOTMGR is missing

***The main issue is this***
I discovered that the issue is that (hd0,1) is incorrect and should be (hd0,2).
I can change this by hitting 'e' on the selection screen which allows me to edit this line. Once doing that I can hit 'b' to boot it, and vista starts up fine. The issue is that i do not know how to set this as the default for "Other", because if i change this then boot,and after i shut down it is changed back to: rootnoverify (hd0,1) instead of rootnoverify (hd0,2). How do I save this as the default so i dont have to manually change it every time i need windows?

Also, input on how to change "Other" to another name...say "Vista" would be fine, because im not certain on how to do it, but thats my last concern.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#1

You are asking about Fedora onto an Ubuntu question and answer...
By the way, i have a server with Fedora,

Open a terminal:
su - root
give the root password and type:
cat /etc/grub.conf
copy and paste the result here.

Thank you

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linuxNo0b (zachsheaman) said : 		#2

Thank you for the info. I know it is ubuntu i just figured the basics would be the same,and since this is the newest system i would get a faster response. I'll have to try that and see how it goes.

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linuxNo0b (zachsheaman) said : 		#3

# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE: You do not have a /boot partition. This means that
# all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /, eg.
# root (hd0,4)
# kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sda5
# initrd /boot/initrd-version.img
#book=/dev/sda
default=0
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,4)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Fedora (2.6.23.1-42.fc8)
          root (hd0,4)
          kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.23.1-42.fc8 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
          initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.23.1-42fc8.img
title Other
          rootnoverify (hd0,1)
          chainloader +1

***I did not copy/paste this here but retyped it because i am on a different pc, my notebook isnt online. So there may be a typo but i was as careful as i could be.
***Also I want to apologize for the slow response on my part because when i posted I had been messing with my notebook for a while and didnt realize how close it was till i had to go to work. So i just got home and that was why I am so slow.

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linuxNo0b (zachsheaman) said : 		#4

So if anyone can help me the
    title Other
              rootnoverify (hd0,1)
              chainloader +1
should be modified to be
    title Other
              rootnoverify (hd0,2)
              chainloader +1
and with an appropriate title if possible

Thank you

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#5

Try to change
 rootnoverify (hd0,1)
to
 rootnoverify (hd0,2)

Hope this help

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#6

On title put what you want for example: Window vista (without ")
Hope this help

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linuxNo0b (zachsheaman) said : 		#7

thats what i need to do, but i dont know how to do it and make it stay....i really am a linuxNo0b
so do i do that through the terminal? and if so could i get a stepbystep?

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#8

Open a terminal and type:
su - root
give the root password

then install a simple editor like nano, type
yum install nano

Then go to /etc/ directory, type

cd /etc

then open the file:
nano grub.conf

modify it and save.

Hope this help

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linuxNo0b (zachsheaman) said : 		#9

That sounds like it will solve my problem, but im assuming i need a connection to the internet,which i dont have on the problem computer, so i'll have to hook it up and see if i can get connected. It wasnt recognising my cable internet connection when it booted.

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linuxNo0b (zachsheaman) said : 		#10

Since i am new with linux, could you answer this for me.
I have a cabel modem and connect my laptop to the internet with an ethernetcable of course, so im getting at that its not wireless. If i plug it in, should linux automatically recognize the connection or do i have to do anything special to get online?

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linuxNo0b (zachsheaman) said : 		#11

I ask the above question obviously becuase it isnt automatically recognizing it for me, though this may be because I have a very poor modem...the one comcast gives you, im savin up for one that doesnt constantly give out.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#12

Stop here, you can use the vi editor i can help you.
Open a terminal and type:
su - root
give root password
cd /etc/
cp grub.conf grub.conf.old

now we start vi editor

vi grub.conf
press ESC key
move with the arrow keys to the row
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
an put your cursor on the "1"
press ESC
press r
press 1
press ESC
move to the "title Other" row put your cursor on the "O" of the Other
press R
write Windows Vista
press ESC
press :wq

Hope this help

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#13

sorry i make a typo:
vi grub.conf
press ESC key
move with the arrow keys to the row
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
an put your cursor on the "1"
press ESC
press r
press 2
press ESC
move to the "title Other" row put your cursor on the "O" of the Other
press R
write Windows Vista
press ESC
press :wq

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linuxNo0b (zachsheaman) said : 		#14

Thanks my friend. That did the trick, im now up and running properly.

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marcobra (Marco Braida) (marcobra) said : 		#15

To learn vi or vim editor: http://www.cs.fsu.edu/general/vimanual.html

Hope this help

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