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Fri Aug 27 17:10:57 UTC 2010


oder fehlt. "  means that the Windows XP is missing the autochk.exe at the
start up of it. The file Autochk.exe  is present in the partition and not
damaged :(

However I would believe that the grub is not passing well the disk format
NTFS or put it as ACTIVE not well. This is certainly the issue, since if I
do :
dd if=3D/mbrxp.bin of=3D/dev/sda bs=3D512 count=3D1
then the windows XP flawlessly, and this very well.

I put again the grub2, update, and grub2 is there, but still XP do not work
again.
I do dd if=3D/mbrxp.bin of=3D/dev/sda bs=3D512 count=3D1, and the windows X=
P boots
again.

Thus why the issue since on all machines it works?
Well, faking using the chainloader per /boot/grub/mbrxp.bin using shall
work.

However this issue is certainly due to the fact that my windows xp lies ont=
o
the /dev/sda2
but that shall not be a problem for grub2, no?

The harddisk looks like this:

/dev/sda1      partition non linux, non ntfs
/dev/sda2      partition of my windows XP, in NTFS         (this one has
label , active bootable)
-- Extension
/dev/sda5      partitition of linux / (root file system with everything)
/dev/sda6      swap for linux

Well, this type of configuration seems to be not supported by grub2 or
something else is wrong.


> menuentry "Windows XP  (on /dev/sda2)" {
>         set root=3D'(hd0,msdos2)'
>         chainloader  (hd0,msdos5)/mbrwinxp.bin
> }
>
I tried with adding :
insmod ntfs
but this does not force the partition to be seen as a NTFS
I think that it is there the issue, one shall force to let it see as NTFS

That issue has been posted onto the boards, that Grub2 is not capable to
active well the partition NTFS at boot,... and visibly no solutions were
found, in some bugbugs stuffs (cannot remember).

I would be so glad to boot up windows XP again, dual boot is really nice.

I wish you lot of success with Grub2, since it is a really nice program tha=
t
has come over years, now, even prefered to lilo today.

Thanks a lot creating, coding, and developing for LINUX community by Grub
coding,

Kind regards
Y.


On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 6:23 PM, Colin Watson <cjwatson at debian.org> wrote:

> On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 11:15:59AM +0100, yellow wrote:
> > my grub.cfg contains:
> > menuentry "Windows XP  (on /dev/sda2)" {
> >         set root=3D'(hd0,msdos2)'
> >         chainloader  (hd0,msdos5)/mbrwinxp.bin
> > }
> >
> > xp boots up, but the problem is that it stops giving this error:
> >
> >
> > Autochck program not found. Skipping autocheck
>
> I don't see what this error message has to do with GRUB, really.  Do the
> instructions in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913502 help?
>
> --
> Colin Watson                                       [cjwatson at debian.org]
>

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<div>Dear Sir Watson,</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>Thank you for you hint regarding the issue. The further investigations=
 is as follows.</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>From the website, &quot;Dieses Problem, weil die Datei Autochk.exe bes=
ch=E4digt oder fehlt. &quot;=A0 means that the Windows XP is missing the au=
tochk.exe at the start up of it. The file Autochk.exe=A0 is present in the =
partition and not damaged :( </div>

<div>=A0</div>
<div>However I would believe that the grub is not passing well the disk for=
mat NTFS or put it as ACTIVE not well. This is certainly the issue, since i=
f I do : </div>
<div>dd if=3D/mbrxp.bin of=3D/dev/sda bs=3D512 count=3D1</div>
<div>then the windows XP flawlessly, and this very well. </div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>I put again the grub2, update, and grub2 is there, but still XP do not=
 work again.</div>
<div>I do dd if=3D/mbrxp.bin of=3D/dev/sda bs=3D512 count=3D1, and the wind=
ows XP boots again. </div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>Thus why the issue since on all machines it works? </div>
<div>Well, faking using the chainloader per /boot/grub/mbrxp.bin using shal=
l work.</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>However this issue is certainly due to the fact that my windows xp lie=
s onto the /dev/sda2</div>
<div>but that shall not be a problem for grub2, no? </div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>The harddisk looks like this:</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>/dev/sda1=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 partition non linux, non ntfs=A0</div>
<div>/dev/sda2=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 partition of my windows XP, in NTFS=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 (this one has label , active bootable)</div>
<div>-- Extension</div>
<div>/dev/sda5=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 partitition of linux / (root file system with=
 everything)</div>
<div>/dev/sda6=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 swap for linux</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>Well, this type of configuration seems to be not supported by grub2 or=
 something else is wrong. </div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>&gt; menuentry &quot;Windows XP=A0 (on /dev/sda2)&quot; {<br>&gt;=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 set root=3D&#39;(hd0,msdos2)&#39;<br>&gt;=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0=A0=A0 chainloader=A0 (hd0,msdos5)/mbrwinxp.bin<br>&gt; }<br>&gt;</di=
v>
<div>I tried with adding : </div>
<div>insmod ntfs</div>
<div>but this does not force the partition to be seen as a NTFS</div>
<div>I think that it is there the issue, one shall force to let it see as N=
TFS</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>That issue has been posted onto the boards, that Grub2 is not capable =
to active well the partition NTFS at boot,... and visibly no solutions were=
 found, in some bugbugs stuffs (cannot remember).</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>I would be so glad to boot up windows XP again, dual boot is really ni=
ce.</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>I wish you lot of success with Grub2, since it is a really nice progra=
m that has come over years, now, even prefered to lilo today.</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>Thanks a lot creating, coding, and developing for LINUX community by G=
rub coding,</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>Kind regards</div>
<div>Y.</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div>=A0</div>
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 6:23 PM, Colin Watson <s=
pan dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:cjwatson at debian.org">cjwatson at debian.=
org</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0=
px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 11:15:59=
AM +0100, yellow wrote:<br>&gt; my grub.cfg contains:<br>&gt; menuentry &qu=
ot;Windows XP =A0(on /dev/sda2)&quot; {<br>
&gt; =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 set root=3D&#39;(hd0,msdos2)&#39;<br>&gt; =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0 chainloader =A0(hd0,msdos5)/mbrwinxp.bin<br>&gt; }<br>&gt;<br>&gt; xp b=
oots up, but the problem is that it stops giving this error:<br>&gt;<br>&gt=
;<br>&gt; Autochck program not found. Skipping autocheck<br>
<br>I don&#39;t see what this error message has to do with GRUB, really. =
=A0Do the<br>instructions in <a href=3D"http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913=
502" target=3D"_blank">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/913502</a> help?<br>=
<font color=3D"#888888"><br>
--<br>Colin Watson =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =
=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 [<a href=3D"mailto:cjwatson at debian.org">cjwatson at debian=
.org</a>]<br></font></blockquote></div><br>

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