GRUB/boot loader/Ubuntu/Windows/

**spruce_capital** · 03-03-2007

Originally Posted by devils_casper

yes. Ubuntu installer will install GRUB in MBR of the disk. we will plug-in Windows disk as secondary after installation.

Casper,
'Tis a work in progress, as I type.
Will GRUB find the windows partition when I plug the other drive back in, or will I need to edit a Grub file?

**devils casper** · 03-03-2007

you have to edit Menu.lst and device.map files.

Code:

gksudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

add this code at the end of file

Code:

title Windows XP
rootnoverify (hd1,0)
map (hd1) (hd0)
map (hd0) (hd1)
chainloader +1

open device.map file

Code:

gksudo gedit /boot/grub/device.map

add this line

Code:

(hd1) /dev/hdb

save file and reboot.

**spruce_capital** · 03-03-2007

Originally Posted by devils_casper

you have to edit Menu.lst and device.map files.

Code:

gksudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

add this code at the end of file

Code:

title Windows XP
rootnoverify (hd1,0)
map (hd1) (hd0)
map (hd0) (hd1)
chainloader +1

open device.map file

Code:

gksudo gedit /boot/grub/device.map

add this line

Code:

(hd1) /dev/hdb

save file and reboot.

Casper,

I'm in some unkown territory with regard to read-only file permissions.
gksudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst - this worked fine, but when I went to save, I got:
You are trying to save the file on a read-only disk. Check that you typed the location correctly and try again.

**devils casper** · 03-03-2007

thats weird. open terminal and execute this

Code:

sudo nano /boot/grub/menu.lst

**spruce_capital** · 03-03-2007

Originally Posted by devils_casper

thats weird. open terminal and execute this

Code:

sudo nano /boot/grub/menu.lst

Casper,

Thank you! I had contemplated using the VI editor as I'd used that on a Unix system long ago, but it is so klunky from what I remembered? nano works much better.

Everything booted up fine, the only one minor thing that I would like to change now, and that is, to have the Grub menu come up automatically rather than have to press escape to have it show up. I'll figure that out with my friend Google. 8 -)

I am deeply indebted to you for all of your time and patience.
Thank you again!
Norm

**devils casper** · 03-04-2007

you are Welcome spruce_capital.

Everything booted up fine, the only one minor thing that I would like to change now, and that is, to have the Grub menu come up automatically rather than have to press escape to have it show up. I'll figure that out with my friend Google. 8 -)

look for line 'hiddenmenu' in menu.lst file and put # sign before that.

Code:

# hiddenmenu

GRUB menu will appear itself on reboot.

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