Re: grub and linux?

* brian wrote in comp.os.linux:

I had an old computer which had windows 98, and damn small on it.
I have long since lost the drivers for the network card in win98 but I
do not care because linux goes on the net just fine.
I gave the computer to a friend

There were several extra partitions. I installed an upto date damn
small
(because it is quick on an old computer) but its version of grub
refused to boot windows or see the other damn small. So then I had to
put ubuntu on it because its version of grub sees much better (2 more
hours of messing around). BUT it saw the 3 year old version of damn
small and not the new! And ubuntu is too big and slow on that old
computer. Why cannot grub just work reliably? Why is there different
versions like that. I gave up using mandrake because its version of
grub refused to see any other linux variety.
Now my friend is complaining because ubuntu is too slow and damn small
is too old.
Is there any bootable CD you can recommend or software that is pretty
reliable in detecting os's on partitions and sticking a reference to
them in grub?
I just want to have up to date damn small and windows on that
computer, no more putting on a whole os just to get grub working!
Thank you
Brian white




Super Grub:

http://supergrub.forjamari.linex.org/

--
David
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