Dual Boot Win 2K Pro & Linux 7.2 Problem

I've had a lot of glitches with RedHat 7.X. Since moving to 8.0, no prblems at all. I'm using LILO, but the installation and dual-boot configuration are fault-free. Try 8.0

Cheers

Jim

Thanks J., but looking to use what I already have. Has anyone run into the same problem in a similar situation with trying to set up a dual boot Windows 2000 Pro/Linux Redhad 7.2 using GRUB instead of LILO?
"ntoskrnl.exe missing or corrupt" when selecting Windows 2000 Pro from the boot menu.

First of all, did you installed grub in the MBR or in the boot sector of the first linux partition? I play safe and install in the linux partition (make that active, minimum messing with the MBR, can even reinstall Windowses after Linux).

Second,have you tried to mount read-write the W2K filesystem via Linux? The support for writing on NTFS is highly experimental and strongly unrecommended. If you have done that, you probably corrupted the W2K filesystem; you will most likelly have to reinstall.

Other then that, I must say I have more success using Smart BootManager then Linux loaders for multi OS boot. You should try.

--Sedrez

First of all, did you installed grub in the MBR or in the boot sector of the first linux partition? I play safe and install in the linux partition (make that active, minimum messing with the MBR, can even reinstall Windowses after Linux).

Second,have you tried to mount read-write the W2K filesystem via Linux? The support for writing on NTFS is highly experimental and strongly unrecommended. If you have done that, you probably corrupted the W2K filesystem; you will most likelly have to reinstall.

Other then that, I must say I have more success using Smart BootManager then Linux loaders for multi OS boot. You should try.

--Sedrez

First of all, did you installed grub in the MBR or in the boot sector of the first linux partition? I play safe and install in the linux partition (make that active, minimum messing with the MBR, can even reinstall Windowses after Linux).

Second,have you tried to mount read-write the W2K filesystem via Linux? The support for writing on NTFS is highly experimental and strongly unrecommended. If you have done that, you probably corrupted the W2K filesystem; you will most likelly have to reinstall.

Other then that, I must say I have more success using Smart BootManager then Linux loaders for multi OS boot. You should try.

--Sedrez

First of all, did you installed grub in the MBR or in the boot sector of the first linux partition? I play safe and install in the linux partition (make that active, minimum messing with the MBR, can even reinstall Windowses after Linux).

Second,have you tried to mount read-write the W2K filesystem via Linux? The support for writing on NTFS is highly experimental and strongly unrecommended. If you have done that, you probably corrupted the W2K filesystem; you will most likelly have to reinstall.

Other then that, I must say I have more success using Smart BootManager then Linux loaders for multi OS boot. You should try.

--Sedrez

First of all, did you installed grub in the MBR or in the boot sector of the first linux partition? I play safe and install in the linux partition (make that active, minimum messing with the MBR, can even reinstall Windowses after Linux).

Second,have you tried to mount read-write the W2K filesystem via Linux? The support for writing on NTFS is highly experimental and strongly unrecommended. If you have done that, you probably corrupted the W2K filesystem; you will most likelly have to reinstall.

Other then that, I must say I have more success using Smart BootManager then Linux loaders for multi OS boot. You should try.

--Sedrez

First of all, did you installed grub in the MBR or in the boot sector of the first linux partition? I play safe and install in the linux partition (make that active, minimum messing with the MBR, can even reinstall Windowses after Linux).

Second,have you tried to mount read-write the W2K filesystem via Linux? The support for writing on NTFS is highly experimental and strongly unrecommended. If you have done that, you probably corrupted the W2K filesystem; you will most likelly have to reinstall.

Other then that, I must say I have more success using Smart BootManager then Linux loaders for multi OS boot. You should try.

--Sedrez

I would suggest you try the following first.
Boot into your Linux and check your GRUB settings.
These you can find in /boot/grub/grub.conf file.
For Windows, you should have following lines:

rootnoverify (hdX,X)
chainloader +1

"rootnoverify" means GRUB should not try to mount your Windows partition.
"chainloader +1" instructs GRUB to give up boot procedure to another boot loader.

TL