Re: Grub not right on new install.

Jim Smith wrote:
I installed 8.04 on a desktop system intending it to dual boot with
WinXP, which one user requires for coursework software. The install went
fine and Hardy is running great on the system. The problem is that Grub
somehow did not pick up the WinXP installation which is in a partition
on another hard drive. Do you think that running "sudo update-grub" will
be enough, or as I fear will I need to add WinXP manually?

Here is my /boot/grub/menu.lst from that system, as you can see it did
not add WinXP.

WinXP is on the first partition of the first drive, /dev/sda, Ubuntu is
on a partition of the second drive, /dev/sdb.

Thank you

Jim

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/media/STORE N GO/menu.lst:
# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
# grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
# grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
# and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.

## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from
0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default
entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default 0

## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the
default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout 3

## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
hiddenmenu

# Pretty colours
#color cyan/blue white/blue

## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive
editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
# password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret

#
# examples
#
# title Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader +1
#
# title Linux
# root (hd0,1)
# kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#

#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST

### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below

## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs

## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=UUID=2491eee5-6f09-4149-9a06-a476511847de ro

## Setup crashdump menu entries
## e.g. crashdump=1
# crashdump=0

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd1,5)

## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
## alternative=false
# alternative=true

## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
## lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false

## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=quiet splash

## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
## lockold=true
# lockold=false

## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=

## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0

## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
## altoptions=(recovery) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single

## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
## howmany=7
# howmany=all

## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
## memtest86=false
# memtest86=true

## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false

## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false

## ## End Default Options ##

title Windows
root (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1

title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-18-generic
root (hd1,5)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-18-generic
root=UUID=2491eee5-6f09-4149-9a06-a476511847de ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-18-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-18-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd1,5)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-18-generic
root=UUID=2491eee5-6f09-4149-9a06-a476511847de ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-18-generic

title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic
root (hd1,5)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic
root=UUID=2491eee5-6f09-4149-9a06-a476511847de ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd1,5)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-generic
root=UUID=2491eee5-6f09-4149-9a06-a476511847de ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-generic

title Ubuntu 8.04, memtest86+
root (hd1,5)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

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I've done dozens of Linux installs and have never had any of them not
include Windows in their menu.list. It's an inherent feature that a
Linux install includes an entry for Windows in the menu.list
The first thing that comes to mind was a usable Windows present on its
hard drive when you installed UBUNTU? Presumably, you know that a
workable Windows must be present on its hard drive before a Linux
install.

You can add an entry for Windows in your menu.list if you know what the
entry is supposed to contain.

Examine your menu.list above, particularly where the operative entries
are. I added a Windows entry for menu.list that needs to have the # erased.
Then save your entire menu.lst. You may have to change the permissions
to do the save.

Save
removed. Copy this entry

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