[grub #29] Windows 2000 detects linux ext2 on boot, causing problems

[mtraum]

Reporter: address@hidden
Summary: Windows 2000 detects linux ext2 on boot, causing problems
Version: 0.92-7
Type: software bug

Message:
-----------PROBLEM DESCRIPTION-----------
When booting to Windows 2000, Windows detects the Linux drive and has the 
following problems because of this:
- Win2K attempts to run chkdsk on the ext2 drive, which it skip because it 
detects that it's not a windows file system
- Win2K boots very slow
- In event log: EventID 7022 "The Logical Disk Manager service hung on 
starting."
- ext2 was mapped by Win2K, which caused major problems when opening up file 
explorer. Resolved by removing the mapping through Disk Management
- Win2K Disk Management shows ext2 partition as Active
- tried to hide ext2 with grub, no affect in Win2K. When reboot, grub can't 
access ext2 so fails.
- The same problem was discussed at 
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operating_Systems/Linux/Q_20412213.html with no 
solution.

-----------CONFIGURATION-----------
- fdisk:
fdisk /dev/hda
   Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hda1          1283      4100  22635553+  1c  Hidden Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/hda2             1      1282  10297633+  1c  Hidden Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/hda3   *      4101      4800   5622750   83  Linux
/dev/hda4          4801      4865    522112+   f  Win95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hda5          4801      4865    522081   82  Linux swap
fdisk /dev/hdb
   Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hdb1   *         1      9729  78148161    c  Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
- grub.conf:
# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE:  You do not have a /boot partition.  This means that
#          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /, eg.
#          root (hd0,2)
#          kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/hda3
#          initrd /boot/initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/hda
default=1
timeout=10
splashimage=(hd0,2)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title Red Hat Linux (2.4.18-14)
        root (hd0,2)
        kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-14 ro root=LABEL=/ hdd=ide-scsi
        initrd /boot/initrd-2.4.18-14.img
title Win2K
        rootnoverify (hd0,1)
        chainloader +1
title WinME
        rootnoverify (hd1,0)
        chainloader +1


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