Error 21: Selected disk does not exist
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Husse
Re: Error 21: Selected disk does not exist
Tell us which Mint you have (exactly) and post your menu.lst - without it there is no way I can tell what's wrong
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Husse
Re: Error 21: Selected disk does not exist
You did not say you had two disks, but I guessed so
This looks right to me
Try to switch the two map lines so it goes
This looks right to me
but it is of course the centre point heretitle Windows NT/2000/XP (loader)
root (hd1,0)
savedefault
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
chainloader +1
Try to switch the two map lines so it goes
title Windows NT/2000/XP (loader)
root (hd1,0)
savedefault
map (hd1) (hd0)
map (hd0) (hd1)
chainloader +1
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Husse
Re: Error 21: Selected disk does not exist
If you only have one disk (I thought I saw sdb somewhere) why do you map Windows?
This is something you do to trick Windows into believing it's on the first disk
I don't have a Windows partition in this computer (don't use it any more) so I can't check but it should be
Sorry for not seeing this - I look at so many posts.....
This is something you do to trick Windows into believing it's on the first disk
I don't have a Windows partition in this computer (don't use it any more) so I can't check but it should be
That is if Windows is an sda1 as I find nowtitle Windows NT/2000/XP (loader)
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
chainloader +1
Sorry for not seeing this - I look at so many posts.....