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[Bug 26058] Re: after boot into Windows XP, grub menu is not displayed and computer reboot

 

As per the upstream bug, please could someone see if this is still a
problem on Grub2?

** Description changed:

  Grub installs and works fine until you change into Windows XP. When you shutdown
  Windows XP and boot again, grub doesn't even appear (no error, nothing) and the
  computer restarts and keeps restarting if you don't turn it off or put a boot
  cd. After boot cd, grub-install --recheck --no-floppy /dev/hda and update-grub,
  things are back to normal. Until next time you boot into Windows XP...
  
  Useless bug reports perhaps related to this are bug 12179, bug 23666, bug 25517,
  bug 10712, and bug 11284.
  
  More information below:
  
- 
  manu@~ $ grub --version
  grub (GNU GRUB 0.95)
  
  manu@~ $ sudo fdisk -l
  Password:
  
  Disk /dev/hda: 41.1 GB, 41110142976 bytes
  255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4998 cylinders
  Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
  
-    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
+    Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
  /dev/hda1   *           1         783     6289416    7  HPFS/NTFS
  /dev/hda2            3123        4993    15028807+   f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
  /dev/hda3            4994        4998       40162+  1e  Hidden W95 FAT16 (LBA)
  /dev/hda4             784        3122    18788017+  83  Linux
  /dev/hda5            3123        4786    13366048+   7  HPFS/NTFS
  /dev/hda6            4787        4993     1662696   82  Linux swap / Solaris
  
  Partition table entries are not in disk order
- 
  
  manu@~ $ cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
  
  # 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'.
  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 specifiv 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=root=/dev/hda4 ro
  
  ## default grub root device
  ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
  # groot=(hd0,3)
  
  ## 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
  
  ## altoption boot targets option
  ## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
  ## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
  ##      altoptions=(recovery mode) single
  # altoptions=(recovery mode) single
  
  ## nonaltoption boot targets option
  ## This option controls options to pass to only the
  ## primary kernel menu item.
  ## You can have ONLY one nonaltoptions line
  # nonaltoptions=quiet splash
  
  ## 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
  
  ## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
  ## e.g. memtest86=true
  ##      memtest86=false
  # memtest86=true
  
  ## ## End Default Options ##
  
- title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.12-9-686 
+ title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.12-9-686
  root		(hd0,3)
  kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-9-686 root=/dev/hda4 ro quiet splash
  initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.12-9-686
  savedefault
  boot
  
  title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.12-9-686 (recovery mode)
  root		(hd0,3)
  kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-9-686 root=/dev/hda4 ro single
  initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.12-9-686
  boot
  
- title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.12-9-386 
+ title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.12-9-386
  root		(hd0,3)
  kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-9-386 root=/dev/hda4 ro quiet splash
  initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.12-9-386
  savedefault
  boot
  
  title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.12-9-386 (recovery mode)
  root		(hd0,3)
  kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-9-386 root=/dev/hda4 ro single
  initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.12-9-386
  boot
  
  title		Ubuntu, memtest86+
  root		(hd0,3)
- kernel		/boot/memtest86+.bin  
+ kernel		/boot/memtest86+.bin
  boot
  
  ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
  
  # This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
  # ones.
  title		Other operating systems:
  root
  
- 
  # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
  # on /dev/hda1
  title		Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  root		(hd0,0)
  #savedefault
  makeactive
  chainloader	+1
  
- 
  (Uncommenting savedefault doesn't change anything)
  
- 
  Please, just ask me for any other info you may need!
- 
- http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=15048:
- http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=15048

** Tags added: patch-rejected-upstream

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after boot into Windows XP, grub menu is not displayed and computer reboot
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/26058
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