I installed Windows XP a few days ago and yesterday, I installed openSUSE it. I have a 195GB partition with XP, a 303GB partition full of files, and openSUSE made a 2GB swap partition, a 20GB Base Partition, and a 178GB Linux Partition. After installing openSUSE, I noticed that the bootloader did not add Windows XP to the list. Really strange since Ubuntu seemed to do that.
If possible, I don’t want to remove openSUSE or reformat my hard-drive and install Windows XP again. Any ideas?
I use Parted Magic to delete and format stuff Downloads - Parted Magic
Then just boot the xp cd and format again and install
isn’t it just possible to edit grubmenu.lst and add Windows XP to it somehow?
Yes.
We need this. Open a terminal type: su
then your root password
now type: fdisk -l
post result
Sorry I misread the post, I thought you wanted to delete suse and just have xp
this was from my other computer so i hope these are the relevant parts.
/dev/sda1 1 25497 204800112 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 51608 91201 318038805 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 25498 51607 209728575 f W95 Ex’d
/dev/sda5 25498 25759 2104483+ 82 Linux Swap
/dev/sda6 25760 28370 20972826 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 28371 51607 186651171 83 Linux
edit: forums don’t like tab 
I have to log off in min so I am adding info. You will find all you need here about adding the entry to /boot/grub/menu.lst
GRUB Boot Multiboot openSUSE Windows (2000, XP, Vista) using the Grub bootloader.
lower down the page
One eg is
title Windows bootloader menu # ← put whatever you want here
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader (hd0,0)+1
But read the page about identifying the right numbering. The first drive is 0 and the first partition is number 0 (zero) not number 1
Yes try the example I quote above
kdesu kwrite /boot/grub/menu.lst
or
gnomesu /boot/grub/menu.lst
the instructions on that link worked :). Thank you very much.
That’s a relief. Well done;)
deleted error content
John, you know I just copied that out of your page!
Did you ever get round to editing in that detail we worked out on the bootloader and the partition order and type?
Do not use QUOTE around computer text, but CODE (use the # sign button, not the ‘text page’ button).
So you did. I was wrong in my post, so I’ve edited the content out. For the NNTP ppl, the correct syntax is to have no space:
chainloader (hd0,0)+1
carl, where’s the thread where that alteration was discussed? I’ve totally lost the plot on that one.
OOOPs I edited your post by mistake carl (sorry).