Re: Config Boot loader

Nguyễn Văn Thoại wrote:
I need to config the boot loader so that I can boot to Ubuntu or Windows XP.
XP is not in the list because I installed XP via a Ghost backup.
Please tell me how to config the bootloader in Ubuntu.

Ubuntu is located at /dev/hda3
XP is located at /dev/hda5



See:

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Dapper#How_to_add_Windows_entry_into_GRUB_menu

Here is a copy of the relevant parts of mine:

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-27-386
root (hd1,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-27-386 root=/dev/hdb1 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-27-386
savedefault
boot

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-27-386 (recovery mode)
root (hd1,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-27-386 root=/dev/hdb1 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-27-386
boot

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-26-386
root (hd1,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-26-386 root=/dev/hdb1 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-26-386
savedefault
boot

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-26-386 (recovery mode)
root (hd1,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-26-386 root=/dev/hdb1 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-26-386
boot

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-23-386
root (hd1,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-23-386 root=/dev/hdb1 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-23-386
savedefault
boot

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-23-386 (recovery mode)
root (hd1,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-23-386 root=/dev/hdb1 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-23-386
boot

title Ubuntu, memtest86+
root (hd1,0)
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 2000 Professional
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/hdb5


title Windows NT/2000/XP (loader)
root (hd1,4)
savedefault
makeactive
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
chainloader +1


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