FS#18713 - [grub2] (1.97.2-1 ) wont boot windows

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Jesse Jaara (Huulivoide) - Tuesday, 16 March 2010, 17:23 GMT
Last edited by Ronald van Haren (pressh) - Monday, 07 March 2011, 20:33 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Ronald van Haren (pressh)
Architecture x86_64
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Grub2 installed to mbr, when chainloading the windows boot loader from partition boot sector the pc just reboots insted of loading windows bootloader. Chainloading grub1 from grub2 and then chainloading windows from grub1 will boot whit no problem.

commands used to "boot" windows in grub2:
set root=(hd0,1)
chainloader +1

using the same commands on grub1 works.
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Closed by  Ronald van Haren (pressh)
Monday, 07 March 2011, 20:33 GMT
Reason for closing:  No response
Comment by Ronald van Haren (pressh) - Tuesday, 16 March 2010, 18:28 GMT
windows is on the first partition on your first harddrive?

also please test grub2 1.98-3
Comment by Jesse Jaara (Huulivoide) - Wednesday, 17 March 2010, 14:46 GMT
Windows is on first partion. After updating to 1.98-3 chainloading windows doesen't work and now even the grub1 won't load up anymore, so now I can't boot windows at all
Comment by Ronald van Haren (pressh) - Wednesday, 17 March 2010, 14:48 GMT
don't think this makes any difference, but by default the partition is quoted in the config, like

set root='(hd0,1)'

Comment by Jesse Jaara (Huulivoide) - Wednesday, 17 March 2010, 15:09 GMT
no effect at all
Comment by Anonymous Submitter - Wednesday, 19 January 2011, 13:13 GMT
I am not a dev butt does this problem occur with grub2 1.99~rc1 package from https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/19838#comment66259 . If so I request closure of this bug report.
Comment by Ronald van Haren (pressh) - Friday, 28 January 2011, 21:57 GMT
please test the new packages in testing
Comment by John Lindgren (jlindgren) - Tuesday, 01 March 2011, 21:22 GMT
I think the syntax is different than what you are using:
insmod part_msdos
set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
chainloader +1

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