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grub can't load windows - error 12: Invalid Device Requested (hd0,9)
  • From: Adagilson Batista Bispo da Silva <adagilson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 09:33:43 -0300
  • Message-id: <43DF5927.7070803@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Good morning, friends!
I have windows 98se at /dev/hda9 (it is called unit F: by Windows). As we know windows 98 put its initialization files on C: (IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS, etc.), but I formated C: to NTFS in order to install Windows XP.
Grub is restored and SuSE, Slackware and Windows XP can boot, but Windows 98 couldn't.

I don't want to use C: in FAT, could I use GRUB to boot Windows 98 from /dev/hda9 (F:), directly?
My Grub file contains these lines for Win98 partition:

title Windows 98SE
rootnoverify (hd0,8)
makeactive
chainloader +1

The following error occurs:

Error 12: Invalid Device Requested (hd0,8)

Is there any chance to maintain Windows 98 bootable on /dev/hda9 (F:)?
Do I need the erased files from unit C:?
Thanks for any help.
adagilson






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