I have a dual-boot system: XP and Sarge.
GRUB is on the MBR.
It all works well.

BUT - when I try to boot from Ultimate Boot CD for Windows - the machine
goes straight to GRUB - it doesn't say press any key to boot from CD.

What's going on?
What can I do?
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Chris

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On Wed, 8 Mar 2006 08:16:00 +0000, Chris <nospam@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in
alt.os.linux.debian:

> I have a dual-boot system: XP and Sarge.
> GRUB is on the MBR.
> It all works well.
>
> BUT - when I try to boot from Ultimate Boot CD for Windows - the machine
> goes straight to GRUB - it doesn't say press any key to boot from CD.
>
> What's going on?
> What can I do?

1. Check the boot order in your BIOS settings. CD should be first.

2. Try mounting the CD, checking its MD5sum if possible,  and reading
files from it. It may be damaged or dirty.

3. Try to boot other CDs in case the CD drive is failing or a cable is
loose.

The problem is certainly with the BIOS or hardware, not either of your
operating systems.


PJR :-)
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In article <slrne0teaf.6ak.pjr@nntp.alcatroll.com>, Peter J Ross
<pjr@kookbusters.org> writes
>On Wed, 8 Mar 2006 08:16:00 +0000, Chris <nospam@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in
>alt.os.linux.debian:
> 
[vbcol=seagreen]
>1. Check the boot order in your BIOS settings. CD should be first.
>2. Try mounting the CD, checking its MD5sum if possible,  and reading
>files from it. It may be damaged or dirty.
>3. Try to boot other CDs in case the CD drive is failing or a cable is
>loose.
>The problem is certainly with the BIOS or hardware, not either of your
>operating systems.

Thanks.  It's worse than I thought!
The machine won't even read CDs.
I booted from a Win98 floppy and asked it to boot with CD support and it
reported certain system files corrupted.
Not sure what to do.
May have to wipe the HDD and re-partition.
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Chris

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"Chris"posted the following on 2006-03-08:

> In article <slrne0teaf.6ak.pjr@nntp.alcatroll.com>, Peter J Ross
><pjr@kookbusters.org> writes 
> 
>
> Thanks.  It's worse than I thought!
> The machine won't even read CDs.
> I booted from a Win98 floppy and asked it to boot with CD support and it
> reported certain system files corrupted.
> Not sure what to do.
> May have to wipe the HDD and re-partition.

STOP! As Pete said it is probably not your base OS and "partition".

1) Did you check your bios? have you accidentally turned off CD? Is it
marked as a boot device?
2) Did you install any more devices? Have you tried plugging in a
friends external USB CD device to see if you can read that?
3) have you tried taking it out and refitting it after a quick rub
down?

YOu really dont want to reinstall the OS unless you are quite certain
that all the HW is working flawlessly.

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On Wed, 8 Mar 2006 08:16:00 +0000, Chris
<nospam@[127.0.0.1]> wrote:
> I have a dual-boot system: XP and Sarge.
> GRUB is on the MBR.
> It all works well.
>
> BUT - when I try to boot from Ultimate Boot CD for Windows - the machine
> goes straight to GRUB - it doesn't say press any key to boot from CD.
>
> What's going on?
> What can I do?

Set your BIOS to boot from CD first.


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probably parked.

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On Wed, 8 Mar 2006 11:39:56 +0000, Chris <nospam@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in
alt.os.linux.debian:

> In article <slrne0teaf.6ak.pjr@nntp.alcatroll.com>, Peter J Ross
> <pjr@kookbusters.org> writes 
> 
>
> Thanks.  It's worse than I thought!
> The machine won't even read CDs.
> I booted from a Win98 floppy and asked it to boot with CD support and it
> reported certain system files corrupted.
> Not sure what to do.

These are the symptoms of a broken CD drive. Before buying a new one,
try these steps.

1. Check the cables if you haven't already done so. Remove all
attached cables and put them back.

2. Use a lens cleaner disk.

3. Take the drive out and give it a good shake. This may dislodge bits
of pie or other foreign objects.

> May have to wipe the HDD and re-partition.

That won't make any difference to your problem.

PJR :-)
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Have you been touched    ___    ___          Hammer of Thor, Jan 2006
by His noodly           / _ \  / _ \
appendage?             ( (_) )( (_) )        Pierre Salinger Memorial
\_ _/  \_ _/         Hook, Line & Sinker, Dec
STOP GLOBAL   __       _.-\\----//--._                2003 & May 2005
WARMING   _  / _\___.-'/ _| / _\  /\/\`-._.-.__   _
NOW,     (_\_)| \___   ||_  ((_  //\/\\  _.-._ \-' )     AHM Wittiest
JIM LAD!   \__)   __)  | _| _) ) ||  || (_    \_.-'      Troll of the
/_-.  ||   \_/  ||  .-'-.\                Year, 2003
http://      _._//  / .--._______.-'\ \   \\__._          2004 & 2005
www.        /_._/   \ \              ))    \__._)
venganza   (/     _.-')             ( `-._          wsd 42 ~ mhm 34x8
.org/            (_.-'         :F_P: `--._)      smeeter 30 ~ mwpl 12

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In article <slrne0tk7s.6ak.pjr@nntp.alcatroll.com>, Peter J Ross
<pjr@kookbusters.org> writes
>On Wed, 8 Mar 2006 11:39:56 +0000, Chris <nospam@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in
>alt.os.linux.debian:
> 
[vbcol=seagreen] 
[vbcol=seagreen]
>These are the symptoms of a broken CD drive. Before buying a new one,
>try these steps.
>1. Check the cables if you haven't already done so. Remove all
>attached cables and put them back.

Problem solved!
When I installed a second had drive, I moved the data cable to the CD
drive - and it was half out.  Pushed firmly in, everything works.  Whew!
Thanks.
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Chris

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Chris wrote:
>
> Problem solved!
> When I installed a second had drive, I moved the data cable to the CD
> drive - and it was half out.  Pushed firmly in, everything works.  Whew!
> Thanks.
> --
> Chris

hey great -- thanks for letting us know all that important information
upfront -- we could've used our Magic-8-ball to come up with a better
answer quicker too....like Unplug your Vacuum cleaner and reset the
Fuse Box

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