Dual Boot Ubuntu NBR / XP (1xhdd partitioned)

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Hey ladies

Ive recently followed a guide for partitioning my Ubuntu NBR drive and installing XP.

Now, everything went fine, XP installed and the drivers were all done etc, then i booted back in to NBR and followed the steps regarding the Grub. Now, the list shows fine, i have NBR, NBR safe mode, NBR memtest and XP... but selecting XP doesnt do anything, just refreshes the list.

Anyone have any ideas? A lot of people seem to recommend adding Ubuntu to an XP install rather than the other way round... but i dont really want to have to format completely :(
 
You don't need to format.


Post the output from the following command :

Code:
sudo fdisk -l


Post the contents of the following file :

Code:
/boot/grub/menu.lst
 
Code:
rhys@Rhysbook:~$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for rhys: 

Disk /dev/sda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000765c2

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1               1        7112    57127108+  83  Linux
/dev/sda2   *        7113       14223    57119107+   7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3           14224       14593     2972025    5  Extended
/dev/sda5           14224       14593     2971993+  82  Linux swap / Solaris
rhys@Rhysbook:~$

Code:
# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
#            grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
#            grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
#            and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.

## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default		0

## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout		10

## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
#hiddenmenu

# Pretty colours
#color cyan/blue white/blue

## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line)  and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
#      password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret

#
# examples
#
# title		Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root		(hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader	+1
#
# title		Linux
# root		(hd0,1)
# kernel	/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#

#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST

### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below

## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs

## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
##      kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
##      kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=UUID=6afb8cba-c392-4478-8c8f-cdc459b94b41 ro

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=6afb8cba-c392-4478-8c8f-cdc459b94b41

## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
##      alternative=false
# alternative=true

## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
##      lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false

## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=quiet splash

## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
##      lockold=true
# lockold=false

## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=

## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0

## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
##      altoptions=(recovery) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single

## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
##      howmany=7
# howmany=all

## specify if running in Xen domU or have grub detect automatically
## update-grub will ignore non-xen kernels when running in domU and vice versa
## e.g. indomU=detect
##      indomU=true
##      indomU=false
# indomU=detect

## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
##      memtest86=false
# memtest86=true

## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false

## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false

## ## End Default Options ##

title		Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-11-generic
uuid		6afb8cba-c392-4478-8c8f-cdc459b94b41
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=UUID=6afb8cba-c392-4478-8c8f-cdc459b94b41 ro quiet splash 
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic
quiet

title		Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-11-generic (recovery mode)
uuid		6afb8cba-c392-4478-8c8f-cdc459b94b41
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=UUID=6afb8cba-c392-4478-8c8f-cdc459b94b41 ro  single
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic

title		Ubuntu 9.04, memtest86+
uuid		6afb8cba-c392-4478-8c8f-cdc459b94b41
kernel		/boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

title		Windows XP
root		(hd0,1)
makeactive
chainloader+1
 
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hah!

well bloody hell. That was it n'all!

Cheers dude! Was driving me nuts! Getting the hang of this linux thing :D
 
Nah, ive been a linux user for a grand total of 72 hours. I'd never have found that, but i've learned something: Check syntax if something doesnt work.

:D

Windows. Owned by a space.
 
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