Install Windows 7 in 2nd Hard Disk, now cannot boot

[Rahim]

Seeing OpenSource Section deserted nowadays.
Anyway i have 2 hard disks
hda (320GB)
hdb (500 GB)

I have XP and Other Linux Distros installed in the 1st Hard Disk. No problem here.
Now i installed Windows 7 RC in the 1st Partition of the 2nd Disk. (/dev/sdb1)

As expected Grub was over-written and i restored it and added the entry for Windows 7

title Windows 7 RC
rootnoverify (hd1,0)
chainloader +1

But it failed to boot into Windows 7.
So i remebered something called mapping and added them too in the menu.lst

title Windows 7 RC
rootnoverify (hd1,0)
chainloader +1
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)

Finger-crossed. But yeh kya!!!!! It throws an error
"A Kernel file is missing from the disk. Insert System Diskette and Restart the System"

Now my question is very simple. Since i have installed Windows 7 in the second disk, so how should i edit Grub's menu.lst so that i can boot into Windows 7?

PS: There is no problem with XP & Other Linux Distros. Help karne wale ko koi gift nahiin milega

Request for Linux Gurus. Start posting new stuff in OSS plz.

 

[Liverpool_fan]

Try adding makeactive line before (or is it after?) chainloader +1 (try in both cases and see)

 

[Kl@w-24]

Try changing it to:

title Windows 7 RC
rootnoverify (hd1)
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
chainloader +1

 

[Rahim]

^Kiski advice sunu? Kop or Blue?

 

[Kl@w-24]

^ Try both! I'm a noob in Linux, googled and found a problem similar to yours (2 hard disks, Win7 unable to boot thru GRUB).

*ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=7318574

 

[Rahim]

This is the error "A Kernel file is missing from the disk. Insert System Diskette and Restart the System"

 

[Liverpool_fan]

This seems more like an HDD/partition error than GRUB problem. Does Windows 7 boot when you select the second HD as the boot disk during POST?

 

[Rahim]

Tell you what, if i select Windows XP line in Grub Menu, that lists the new Windows 7 bootloader with "Previous Versions of Windows" option So i can boot into Windows 7 alright but its a strange way indeed. So my new query would be how did that Windows & entry came in WIndows XP loader? Is there anyway Windows7 has installed its bootloader in the MBR of 2nd hard disk?

 

[Liverpool_fan]

I can only guess but I think Windows 7 was NOT mapped in GRUB while being installed so it installed in MBR of first HD.
I guess if you want Windows to take over the MBR of the second HDD, you should first make the second HDD as primary hard disk, then install Windows 7 and then change back the boot order, change the mapping and then boot. It should work.

 

[NucleusKore]

Now i installed Windows 7 RC in the 1st Partition of the 2nd Disk. (/dev/sdb1)

So I assume that you have installed it without changing the boot order in the bios.

Make the entry like this

title Windows 7
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
rootnoverify (hd1,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1
boot

 

[Rahim]

^ I have already tried that but that 'boot' option at the end of the line is new. OK will try and get back to you. IS there any particular order i have to follow with those lines, kile chainloader +1 before makeactive or vice-versa?

 

[NucleusKore]

The order is the sequence so don't jumble it up

 

[Rahim]

Thatseth giveths me the sameth errorrooo
"A Kernel file is missingo from the disko. Inserto System Diskette and Restarto the Systemo"

 

[NucleusKore]

OK
See this
*tehpost.blogspot.com/2007/02/grub-booting-windows-xp-using-grub.html

and this

*www.supergrubdisk.org/wiki/Howto_Boot_Windows_From_A_Second_Hard_Disk

 

[Rahim]

Is there any chance that WIndows7 might have written its bootloader in the MBR of the 2nd disk? How to check it or remove it?

 

[NucleusKore]

This is why I use a third party bootloader - GAG.

I backed uo my MBR using hdhacker (*dimio.altervista.org/eng/)
I then installed Windows 7 to a partition, consequently overwriting the MBR.
Booted into XP using the Windows 7 bootloader and restored the old MBR (GAG) using hdhacker.
Added a new entry in GAG for Windows 7

 

[abhijangda]

i think u must first install Windows 7 boot loader which also shows XP then just install grub using ur linux cd/dvd it will automatically detect all the operating systems installed

 

[NucleusKore]

^That's a good idea

 

[Rahim]

^I think thats exactly what has been done when i restored Grub!!!!!! As i select the old Windos XP line in Grub menu, it shows Windows 7 Black and unimpressive bootloader with the 2 MS OS listed. So i may call this case solved. I take the full credit

 

[Rahim]

Ok my honeymoon with Windows 7 is over

I have restoried Win XP to my C: drive and used Super Grub Disk to restore the MBR as Win XP CD Recovery Mode is somehow not accepting my Admin Password
I have even formatted my 1st partition (XP) and Win 7 partition. Will this have deleted the MBR too? just a query.
Now when i reboot i get that Win 7 bootloader with Xp's entry but both doesnt boot. I can see why Win 7 disnt boot but Win XP too doesnt boot and tells me ntldr is missing but when checked throgh Debian, ntldr is indeed present.. So why am i getting Win7 loader instead of Win Xp loader? So i copied ntldr and ntdetect.com files from XP cd into C: drive.
This is the content of boot.ini of XP

[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional" /noexecute=optin /fastdetect

Xp entry in my Grub Menu

title Windows XP
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1

So how should i remove Win 7 Bootloader and restore Win XP Bootloader? SGD failed.