w2k/u7.10 dual-boot

[chris-n/jUll39koHNgV/OU4+dkA at public.gmane.org]

Lennart Sorensen writes: 


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> And do NOT set the linux partition bootable.  Windows would likely hate
> you for that.  Just leave the windows partition bootable and let grub in
> the MBR do booting properly (it doesn't care about bootable flags).

Okay, I did the whole W2K installation again. Made sure the installation was 
working okay (installed Ethernet Controller driver, configured Internet 
connection, printing auto-configured). Then I did the ubuntu 7.10 
installation again. This time I made sure that / and /home partitions were 
NOT bootable. So, again I chose okay to have GRUB installed to the MBR. 
Again I got the error trying to boot up W2K: 

***STOP: [a bunch of what look like memory addresses] 
INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE [then some microsoft wisdom] 

I guess this is W2K's blue-screen'o'death. 

I know your instructions work for linux/windows dual-boots, but have you 
ever specifically done a W2K/ubuntu dual-boot? This may be a gotcha. 

Of course I did all this on another hard drive so we can rule out hardware - 
I also used another hard drive so I have the good W2K installation (with 
emu1212m, cubase, an Ethernet Controller driver which kept me up 'til 4am to 
find, Internet connection, printing all working) on another hard drive. 

Chris 


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