[Solved] Grub not showing windows partition

Hey all,
So I tried setting up my Win7/Arch dual boot system yesterday and I think I got the partitions right (correct me if I made any mistakes), but GRUB was not showing my main windows partition. I went into the menu.lst file and uncommented what I thought was my windows partition, but turned out to be my Samsung recovery partition. After a reboot, Grub now won't even load and automatically reboots the computer on failing. I'm sure that once I can figure out how to get back into that config file from my installer CD, I will be able to re-comment that windows entry, but I still am unsure how to get it to recognize my main windows partition.
Here are the partitions:
Name Flags Part Type FS type [Label] Size
sda1 (Boot) Primary ntfs [RECOVERY] 16GB
sda2 Primary ntfs [SYSTEM] 104MB
sda3 Primary ntfs 372GB (main windows7 partition)
sda5 Logical ext2 [root] 15GB
sda6 Logical swap [swap] 4GB
sda7 (Boot) Logical ext2 [boot] 100 MB
sda8 Logical ext3 92GB (home Linux partition)
Thanks for your help
Last edited by RichardPW (2011-12-05 00:01:57)

Okay so first I tried recommenting all of the windows boot information with no luck. Then I changed the windows line to "rootnoverify (hd0,1)," also with no luck. Grub still tries to load but crashes and reboots the system before presenting me with any options.
Here are the options, if this helps at all.
# (0) Arch Linux
title Arch Linus
root (hd0,6)
kernel /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/sda5 ro
initrd /initramfs-linux.img
# (1) Arch Linux
title Arch Linux Fallback
root (hd0,6)
kernel /vmlinuz-linux root=/dev/sda5 ro
initrd /initramfs-linux-fallback.img
# (2) Windows
title Windows
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
makeactive
chainloader +1

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# override the actual binaries included by a given hook
# BINARIES are dependency parsed, so you may safely ignore libraries
BINARIES=""
# FILES
# This setting is similar to BINARIES above, however, files are added
# as-is and are not parsed in any way. This is useful for config files.
# Some users may wish to include modprobe.conf for custom module options
# like so:
# FILES="/etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf"
FILES=""
# HOOKS
# This is the most important setting in this file. The HOOKS control the
# modules and scripts added to the image, and what happens at boot time.
# Order is important, and it is recommended that you do not change the
# order in which HOOKS are added. Run 'mkinitcpio -H <hook name>' for
# help on a given hook.
# 'base' is _required_ unless you know precisely what you are doing.
# 'udev' is _required_ in order to automatically load modules
# 'filesystems' is _required_ unless you specify your fs modules in MODULES
# Examples:
## This setup specifies all modules in the MODULES setting above.
## No raid, lvm2, or encrypted root is needed.
# HOOKS="base"
## This setup will autodetect all modules for your system and should
## work as a sane default
# HOOKS="base udev autodetect pata scsi sata filesystems"
## This is identical to the above, except the old ide subsystem is
## used for IDE devices instead of the new pata subsystem.
# HOOKS="base udev autodetect ide scsi sata filesystems"
## This setup will generate a 'full' image which supports most systems.
## No autodetection is done.
# HOOKS="base udev pata scsi sata usb filesystems"
## This setup assembles a pata mdadm array with an encrypted root FS.
## Note: See 'mkinitcpio -H mdadm' for more information on raid devices.
# HOOKS="base udev pata mdadm encrypt filesystems"
## This setup loads an lvm2 volume group on a usb device.
# HOOKS="base udev usb lvm2 filesystems"
## NOTE: If you have /usr on a separate partition, you MUST include the
# usr, fsck and shutdown hooks.
HOOKS="base udev autodetect pata scsi sata dmraid filesystems usbinput fsck"
# COMPRESSION
# Use this to compress the initramfs image. By default, gzip compression
# is used. Use 'cat' to create an uncompressed image.
#COMPRESSION="gzip"
#COMPRESSION="bzip2"
#COMPRESSION="lzma"
#COMPRESSION="xz"
#COMPRESSION="lzop"
# COMPRESSION_OPTIONS
# Additional options for the compressor
#COMPRESSION_OPTIONS=""
The systemd journal is still showing the same errors I posted earlier.

[SOLVED] Hostname not showing in DHCP lease list

This is a brand new installation using the new systemd base.
Installed openbox as window manager and Network Manager.
What did I miss that the hostname of this computer (opus) is not showing up in the DHCP Leases list?
When I connect to the network using Network Manger(DHCP), hostname is not sent to the DHCP server (DNSmasq). It shows up as a "*":
DHCP leases
Hostname    IP-address    MAC-address    Lease expires
*    192.168.10.100    XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX Nov 28th, 19:34
*    192.168.10.59    XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX Nov 28th, 19:23
alarmpi    192.168.10.69    XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX Nov 28th, 16:56
RM696    192.168.10.97    XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX Nov 28th, 18:23
(I blanked out the MAC-addresses.)
The first entry is connecting through wireless. The second is wired.
At the command line:
hostname
opus
hostname -f
localhost.localdomain
/etc/hosts:
# /etc/hosts: static lookup table for host names
#<ip-address> <hostname.domain.org> <hostname>
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost opus
::1 localhost.localdomain localhost opus
# End of file
What file do I need to change and how?
Updated:
1) I created a /etc/dhclient.conf file and added:
send host-name "opus";
request subnet-mask, broadcast-address, time-offset, routers,
domain-search, domain-name, domain-name-servers, host-name;
and rebooted.
This had no effect.
2) Just for kicks, I uninstalled Network Manager and installed Wicd.
This DID send the hostname and it displayed on the DHCP Leases List. But it also had the effect of turning off the WiFi radio.
I did try to turn it back on: Went to the BIOS, made sure it was on (it was). Read some posts about power savings and what to do (tried them, didn't work).
So I uninstalled Wicd, re-installed Network Manager and I am back to where I was.
Last edited by dastagg (2012-11-29 11:15:11)

Sorry, forgot to add this:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=152376
Follow the instructions on the bottom.

GRUB not booting windows?

Hi, I installed Arch a few days ago, and despite me being a pretty big linux newb I'm loving the distro. I've only gotten very minor problems with it, but this is really the only one I need to fix soon.
When I boot and GRUB asks me which OS to boot up, it detects both arch and windows, but when I try to boot windows it displays...
booting 'Windows'
# (2) windows
title Windows
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1
On the screen. My windows partition is on sda1, so (hd0,0) is the correct path, but it just gets stuck on that screen and after outputting the code from /boot/grub/menu.lst file it just stops doing anything.
Help?

hokstein wrote:
I'm having exactly the same problem. This is the second time I've installed Arch, and the other time I had the same problem as well. My Grub entry looks just like the ones above:
# (1) Windows
title Windows
rootnoverify (hd1,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1
As the OP said, grub just prints this entry on the screen and sits there. No real error message.
Someone sugested that maybe Windows is picky about having another bootloader in the MBR. Maybe, but I also had grub on the MBR on my Debian instalation and I still could boot Windows there. I have Linux and Windows installed on diferent drives, Windows being in a single-partition SATA drive.
Any ideas?
Windows can only boot directly from the 1st hdd.
As you have rootnoverify (hd1,0) it seems you have the windows drive as SECOND hdd in your system.
Fortunately grub has a map command that can be used to switch the order of drives
Try putting the lines below in your menu.lst (the 2 map commands make windows believe the drive it's installed on is the first hdd.)
# (3) Windows
title Microsoft Windows XP Professional
rootnoverify (hd1,0)
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

I can not access windows partition after an unexpected shutdown

Hello everyone,
while I was working on my windows partition(windows 7 ultimate) in my imac 27' i5, a strong and continuous error sound and black screen appeared without shut down the machine,so I pressed the button( in the back of my monitor which is used to start up my machine).
After that windows partition only starts with safe mode (where so no much I can do),(in normal mode a blue window appears which says something about remove hardware, error and some things which I can not read cause it disappears too quickly (1sec).
So,after several efforts in save mode I understand that there was a problem with an installation of an antivirus program,which had not been installed correctly,and in save mode I got a message of catastrophic failure,and also I can not uninstall or remove this program under safe mode.
Till now I have been advised to delete bootcamp partition,and create it again and run windows again,so do you think this is the only solution?
Is there any way to access bootcamp files and modify under macintosh?
I need to mention that I have imac about two months, and usually I use windows partition (because I work with a program which is not supported by macintosh).
Also, do you think that deleting windows partition and creating again is there any case to harm my mac?
Which edition of windows is better compatible? (If there is one)

There is a Boot Camp forum that can probably do a better job at answering your question. It's possible because your system is messed up in Windows that all you need to do is hold down the Option key when starting your computer and then choose the partition to start from. There isn't a problem with OS X or Windows 7 I suspect it's what you have done by not following instructions on installing and removing software. If you do choose to remove the Windows partition then use Boot Camp Assistant to properly uninstall. You can fin the Boot Camp forum at:
https://discussions.apple.com/community/windows_software/boot_camp
Roger

Not Show Window Size?

Can I make it so the window size does not show up in my windows name?
When i hover over PS icon the windows name is:
File.name @ 137% (Layer 0, RGB/8)*
Can i edit this at all?
thanks

No. This is operating system stuff. But you can set the pref in PS to at least not treat every Window separately in Aero Peek. That way they only show up as "Adobe Photoshop"...
Mylenium

How do I replace my internal hard drive and not lose windows partition?

Hello,
I am wanting to swap my internal hard drive out for a larger one. What do I do about my windows partition? I only use boot camp, and there is some stuff on my windows side I don't want to lose. I know how to make a clone for OSX, and I know how to replace the actual hard drive, it's just the windows that I am a little sketchy on.
Thanks for your help.

WinClone - check the faq and forum for tips and read the docs
http://www.twocanoes.com
Pull your hard drive and put it in external case, OWC sells such kits, you could probably use a good windows clone program too.
but you need room on an (external) hard drive to hold the Windows image (uses a sparse disk image file is all).
Paragon Software has been busy releasing programs and updates to help Mac users running Windows, using NTFS (and EXT2/3), as well as CampTune (free for now) for resizing Windows or linux boot camp partitions.
http://www.paragon-software.com/downloads/demo.html

[SOLVED] Printer not showing up in print options but working (CUPS)

I am using Lexmark X1270 and have got it working via CUPS web interface (printed test page and all), but even after restarting CUPS daemon and rebooting, it does not show up in File > Print in any apps like Firefox, Openoffice, etc. All I see in the print is "Print to file," no printer shows up.
Last edited by colbert (2010-12-11 03:18:44)

Same problem here with a HP LaserJet Professional 1102W.
Also:
[luc@borlox ~]$ lp
lp: Error - scheduler not responding!
[luc@borlox ~]$ lpstat -a
lpstat: Connection refused
/var/log/cups/error_log:
W [06/Dec/2010:14:27:23 +0100] Duplicate listen address "127.0.0.1" ignored!
E [06/Dec/2010:14:27:23 +0100] Unable to set ACLs on root certificate "/var/run/cups/certs/0" - Operation not supported
W [06/Dec/2010:14:30:19 +0100] Duplicate listen address "127.0.0.1" ignored!
E [06/Dec/2010:14:30:19 +0100] Unable to set ACLs on root certificate "/var/run/cups/certs/0" - Operation not supported
/etc/cups/cupsd.conf:
# "$Id: cupsd.conf.in 9310 2010-09-21 22:34:57Z mike $"
# Sample configuration file for the CUPS scheduler. See "man cupsd.conf" for a
# complete description of this file.
# Log general information in error_log - change "warn" to "debug"
# for troubleshooting...
LogLevel warn
# Administrator user group...
SystemGroup sys root
HostNameLookups Double
# Only listen for connections from the local machine.
Listen localhost:631
Listen 127.0.0.1:631
Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock
# Show shared printers on the local network.
Browsing On
BrowseOrder allow,deny
BrowseAllow all
BrowseLocalProtocols CUPS dnssd
# Default authentication type, when authentication is required...
DefaultAuthType Basic
# Restrict access to the server...
<Location />
Order allow,deny
Allow from All
</Location>
# Restrict access to the admin pages...
<Location /admin>
Order allow,deny
</Location>
# Restrict access to configuration files...
<Location /admin/conf>
AuthType Default
Require user @SYSTEM
Order allow,deny
</Location>
# Set the default printer/job policies...
<Policy default>
# Job-related operations must be done by the owner or an administrator...
<Limit Create-Job Print-Job Print-URI Validate-Job>
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
<Limit Send-Document Send-URI Hold-Job Release-Job Restart-Job Purge-Jobs Set-Job-Attributes Create-Job-Subscription Renew-Subscription Cancel-Subscription Get-Notifications Reprocess-Job Cancel-Current-Job Suspend-Current-Job Resume-Job CUPS-Move-Job CUPS-Get-Document>
Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
# All administration operations require an administrator to authenticate...
<Limit CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer CUPS-Delete-Printer CUPS-Add-Modify-Class CUPS-Delete-Class CUPS-Set-Default CUPS-Get-Devices>
AuthType Default
Require user @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
# All printer operations require a printer operator to authenticate...
<Limit Pause-Printer Resume-Printer Enable-Printer Disable-Printer Pause-Printer-After-Current-Job Hold-New-Jobs Release-Held-New-Jobs Deactivate-Printer Activate-Printer Restart-Printer Shutdown-Printer Startup-Printer Promote-Job Schedule-Job-After CUPS-Accept-Jobs CUPS-Reject-Jobs>
AuthType Default
Require user @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
# Only the owner or an administrator can cancel or authenticate a job...
<Limit Cancel-Job CUPS-Authenticate-Job>
Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
<Limit All>
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
</Policy>
# Set the authenticated printer/job policies...
<Policy authenticated>
# Job-related operations must be done by the owner or an administrator...
<Limit Create-Job Print-Job Print-URI Validate-Job>
AuthType Default
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
<Limit Send-Document Send-URI Hold-Job Release-Job Restart-Job Purge-Jobs Set-Job-Attributes Create-Job-Subscription Renew-Subscription Cancel-Subscription Get-Notifications Reprocess-Job Cancel-Current-Job Suspend-Current-Job Resume-Job CUPS-Move-Job CUPS-Get-Document>
AuthType Default
Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
# All administration operations require an administrator to authenticate...
<Limit CUPS-Add-Modify-Printer CUPS-Delete-Printer CUPS-Add-Modify-Class CUPS-Delete-Class CUPS-Set-Default>
AuthType Default
Require user @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
# All printer operations require a printer operator to authenticate...
<Limit Pause-Printer Resume-Printer Enable-Printer Disable-Printer Pause-Printer-After-Current-Job Hold-New-Jobs Release-Held-New-Jobs Deactivate-Printer Activate-Printer Restart-Printer Shutdown-Printer Startup-Printer Promote-Job Schedule-Job-After CUPS-Accept-Jobs CUPS-Reject-Jobs>
AuthType Default
Require user @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
# Only the owner or an administrator can cancel or authenticate a job...
<Limit Cancel-Job CUPS-Authenticate-Job>
AuthType Default
Require user @OWNER @SYSTEM
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
<Limit All>
Order deny,allow
</Limit>
</Policy>
# End of "$Id: cupsd.conf.in 9310 2010-09-21 22:34:57Z mike $".
I would be very thankful for any hint.

[Solved] Grub not showing windows partition

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