How to add VISTA's boot entry to GRUB

I am running Open Suse 10.2 ,installed after installing MS Vista (ultimate) but i can't see boot entry of Vista in GRUB ? How to add that in my case Vista is on primary partion hda5 .
TIA

well open suse detected my vista as a windows os n added its boot entry automatically...

did u try this method posted here: *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=49434

amitava82 said:
did u try this method posted here: *www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=49434

tried but no sucess

eagle_y2j said:
I am running Open Suse 10.2 ,installed after installing MS Vista (ultimate) but i can't see boot entry of Vista in GRUB ? How to add that in my case Vista is on primary partion hda5 .
TIA

as root edit the file /boot/grub/menu.lst and save:
at the end of the file.

Code:

title           Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
root            (hd0,4)
savedefault
chainloader     +1

you can use any editors like gedit as root user to save it.try at "$" prompt

Code:

~$gksu gedit  /boot/grub/menu.lst

I tried editing /boot/grub/menu.lst from YAST control panel but each time i am saving

Code:

title           Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
root            (hd0,4)
savedefault
chainloader     +1

there it automatically changes into

Code:

title Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate
    rootnoverify (hd0,0)
    savedefault
    chainloader (hd0,4)+1

?

M

Just try editing it manually.

tried
# edit /boot/grub/menu.lst

but how to insert new data and how to save in root mode

Already answered by freebird.

$ gksu gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

it should be like this (if you have single HDD and Vista is installed in C drive):

open console, type:

gksu gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

remove your existing windows entries n replace with this:

title windows Vista
root (hd0,0)
makeactive
savedefault
chainloader +1

bash: gksu: command not found

M

gksu is found in gnome. That means you've not install gnome. For KDE there's kdesu

tech_your_future said:
gksu is found in gnome. That means you've not install gnome. For KDE there's kdesu

thankx for this but now it says kdesu can't connect to X server ?

do one thing Press ALT+F2 to get a run dialog.then enter those commands in run dialog and press enter-run.

u cant sometimes invoke gksu from terminal ;that is a whole another thing. "xhost +" to disable acl may help.

ok after googling i found this

Code:

kdesu kwrite /boot/grub/menu.lst

oh u use kde

Added following to menu.lst sucessfully

Code:

title windows Vista
root (hd0,4)
makeactive
savedefault
chainloader +1

but getting following error

Booting Windows Vista
root (hd0,4)
filesystem type unkown,partition type 0 X 7
makeactive
Error 12 :Invalid device requested .....
Press any key to continue.....

that error means u have not having win partn as hda5.check again where u have ur windows partn using fdisk:

Code:

~#fdisk  -l

I mean post the output

Are you sure that Vista is intalled on hda5?

Can you post the output of the following command

$ sudo fdisk -l

system:/media/hda5 is my Vista's hdd partition and can't figure out above commands
sudo: fdisk: command not found

try

Code:

$ su -
(give ur root passwd)

now at "#" prompt :

Code:

~#   /sbin/fdisk -l

now post the o/p.

k here is the output:-

Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 2434 19551073+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda2 2435 4865 19527007+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hda5 2435 4788 18908473+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda6 4789 4865 618471 82 Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/hdb: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdb1 2 9729 78140160 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hdb5 2 4875 39150373+ b W95 FAT32
/dev/hdb6 4876 9729 38989723+ b W95 FAT32
linux-nrn0:/home/loveme #

you may have ur windows on second hdd?that's a possibility na?

anyways,try once more editing /boot/grub/menu.lst
as :

Code:

title           Microsoft Windows Vista
root            (hd1,4)
savedefault
chainloader     +1

try.....

M

change root to rootnoverify in menu.lst

I am having similar problem
I have Windows XP SP2 on hda1
Windows vista beta on hda8
Suse 10.2 on hda 10.
I can boot XP and Suse but not vista by any means.
Menu.lst entries are as follows
default 0
timeout 8
gfxmenu (hd0,9)/boot/message

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux###
title openSUSE 10.2
root (hd0,9)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18.2-34-default root=/dev/sda10 vga=0x317 resume=/dev/sda9 splash=silent showopts elevator=
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.18.2-34-default

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: windows###
title Windows XP
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader (hd0,0)+1

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe###
title Failsafe -- openSUSE 10.2
root (hd0,9)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18.2-34-default root=/dev/sda10 vga=normal showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off noresume nosmp noapic maxcpus=0 edd=off 3
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.18.2-34-default
Please tell me what should be entered in Menu.lst or elsewhere so I can boot Vista as well.

M

drsethi you should try the same too. Change root to rootnoverify for vista.

drsethi %%%bumped ...
tried

Code:

title           Microsoft Windows Vista
root            (hd1,4)
savedefault
chainloader     +1

also tried rootnoverify (hd1,4)

getting continous beeps with following error
root (hd1,4)
filesystem type is fat,partition type 0 X b
safedefault
chainloader +1

M

it's hd0,4 not 1,4

@eagle_y2j
does it worked?the soltn 4m tyf.if not try to add "makeactive" also..

Code:

title           Microsoft Windows Vista
rootnoverify    (hd0,4)
makeactive
chainloader     +1

try this since u have vista on a non-primary partn(hda5) afaik.this make Vista to belive its installed on primary partn.this may be the soltn

Code:

 title Windows Vista
rootnoverify (hd0,5) 
map (hd0,0) (hd0,5)
map (hd0,5) (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

M$ wants their OS to be the only one installed on ur disk..

freebird said:
try this since u have vista on a non-primary partn(hda5) afaik.this make Vista to belive its installed on primary partn.this may be the soltn

Code:

title Windows Vista rootnoverify (hd0,5) map (hd0,0) (hd0,5) map (hd0,5) (hd0,0) makeactive chainloader +1

M$ wants their OS to be the only one installed on ur disk..

all in Vain it says Error 12:Invalid device requested

M

hda5 is hd0,4

freebird said:
M$ wants their OS to be the only one installed on ur disk..

Not quite...you can dual boot with any OS

I don't know how to configure GRUB, but if u need i can provide Vista bootloader files of BCD

I got First partion as Windows XP , then installed Vista over it so Vista configured the bootloader itself. I M posting the details here from Vistabootpro 3.1, this might help u

Windows Boot Manager
--------------------
identifier {bootmgr}
device partition=D:
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
default {current}
resumeobject {64441255-dd8c-1243-9e22-f802b9de94d0}
displayorder {ntldr}
{current}
toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
timeout 30
Windows Legacy OS Loader
------------------------
identifier {ntldr}
device partition=D:
path \ntldr
description Windows XP
custom:47000005 301989892
6
Windows Boot Loader
-------------------
identifier {current}
device partition=C:
path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
description Windows Vista
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
osdevice partition=C:
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {64441255-dd8c-1243-9e22-f802b9de94d0}
nx AlwaysOff
quietboot Yes
custom:47000005 301989892
3

Error 12: Invalid device requested is the message
Menu.lst entries are
default 0
timeout 8
gfxmenu (hd0,9)/boot/message

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux###
title openSUSE 10.2
root (hd0,9)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18.2-34-default root=/dev/sda10 vga=0x317 resume=/dev/sda9 splash=silent showopts elevator=
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.18.2-34-default

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: windows###
title Windows XP
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader (hd0,0)+1

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: windows###
title Windows Vista
rootnoverify (hd0,7)
map (hd0,0) (hd0,7)
map (hd0,7) (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader (hd0,7)+1

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe###
title Failsafe -- openSUSE 10.2
root (hd0,9)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18.2-34-default root=/dev/sda10 vga=normal showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off noresume nosmp noapic maxcpus=0 edd=off 3
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.18.2-34-default

tech_your_future said:
hda5 is hd0,4

yes.i forgot.try

Also give a try for reinstalling grub.

boot into rescue mode and

# grub-install --recheck /dev/hda

Y?he got grub perfect..
now boot.ini file may need to be edited if all this fails...only M$ gyaani ppl knows that

^^just a try.

nothing seems working if anyone of u hav a dual boot Vista and Linux with Grub ...can u post ur menu.lst may be it can help ?

the answer is clear.it is real tough if u installed vista on non-primary partitions.grub-the bootloader tried to give the vista bootloader for vista boot(chnldr +1 optn)..now in windows partn,Vista's got some bootloader/menu config file,in win xp,that was boot.ini..some editing of the file may help..

Look above what i posted

Vista doesn't have boot.ini it has BCDEdit, for it, all you have to do is to point to the proper exe to boot it. Do this, try t otell GRUB to boot from the following folder in the partition

path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
description Windows Vista
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
osdevice partition=C:
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {64441255-dd8c-1243-9e22-f802b9de94d0}
nx AlwaysOff
quietboot Yes
custom:47000005 301989892

M

drsethi try this for vista

Code:

title Windows Vista
rootnoverify (hd0,7)
makeactive
chainloader +1

^^ then try it @eagle_y2j wat @gxsaurav told
it is possible to boot.Vista bootloader got new config file.we can solve this.there are some more options to try like hiding/unhiding partn options yet to try on grub.

Multiboot with GRUB Mini-HOWTO
*www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/html_node/unhide.html
*www.bo.infn.it/alice/alice-doc/mll-doc/linux/advanced/node50.html

@tyf:it may not be that simple with vista.as @gxsourav pointed out Vista got a MBR Disk Signature.during Vista boot process it uses an ID number in the MBR before it will let you boot.
Vista wants all other partitions non-bootable.
so the soltn will be to hide the other partn as pointed by @freebird.
so @eagle_y2j:
I believe U have grub menu available.

Code:

~#nano -w /boot/grub/menu.lst

remove any other windows entries in menu.lst
add:

Code:

title     windows Vista
 unhide (hd0,4)
 hide (hd0,0)
 rootnovery (hd0,4)
 makeactive
savedefault
chainloader +1
 boot

try and post

edit:make sure u have hda5 as bootable partn.u can toggle bootable flag using cfdisk /dev/hda (it is ||lr to windows fdisk utility)

Code:

~#cfdisk /dev/hda
hda5       [B]Boot[/B]        Primary   NTFS                              5140.80

as 4m ur earlier fdisk -l o/p hda1 is bootable while hda5 is not(see the "*" sign)

Code:

 Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hda1   *           1        2434    19551073+  83  Linux
/dev/hda2            2435        4865    19527007+   f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hda5            2435        4788    18908473+   7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda6            4789        4865      618471   82  Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/hdb: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hdb1               2        9729    78140160    f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hdb5               2        4875    39150373+   b  W95 FAT32
/dev/hdb6            4876        9729    38989723+   b  W95 FAT32

unhide
hide
command is very dangerous. Use carefully otherwise all other Operating systems may become unbootable/unrepairable.

M

eagley2j try this

title Vista
rootnoverify (hd0,4)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1

I guess this should work, cos here it claims to work