XP not detected by GRUB if Windows7 installed after XP
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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os-prober (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Originally reported here: http://
User installed XP then Win7. os-prober detects Win7 but not XP.
For information:
sdb1: _______
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows Vista/7: NTFS
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System: Windows XP
Boot files: /boot.ini /bootmgr /Boot/BCD /ntldr /NTDETECT.COM
sdb2: _______
File system: ntfs
Boot sector type: Windows XP: NTFS
Boot sector info: No errors found in the Boot Parameter Block.
Operating System: Windows 7
Boot files: /Windows/
### BEGIN /etc/grub.
menuentry "Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sdb1)" --class windows --class os {
insmod part_msdos
insmod ntfs
set root='(hd1,msdos1)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 28E826DCE826A7D0
chainloader +1
}
(see the thread for more information)