Grub is now verbose

[hub_cap]

I am now getting a verbose output from grub. I have attempted to change the /boot/grub/menu.lst and /boot/grub/grub.conf without turning off the output. What do I need to change? Here are the contents of menu.lst and grub.conf. I have redacted the commented lines.
__________________________________________________ _______________
MENU.LST

default 0

timeout 10

color cyan/blue white/blue

title Ubuntu 9.10, kernel 2.6.31-14-generic
uuid b9617437-e640-4781-96d3-c02e8fc7ee2f
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=b9617437-e640-4781-96d3-c02e8fc7ee2f ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 9.10, kernel 2.6.31-14-generic (recovery mode)
uuid b9617437-e640-4781-96d3-c02e8fc7ee2f
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=b9617437-e640-4781-96d3-c02e8fc7ee2f ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 9.10, kernel 2.6.31-13-generic
uuid b9617437-e640-4781-96d3-c02e8fc7ee2f
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-13-generic root=UUID=b9617437-e640-4781-96d3-c02e8fc7ee2f ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-13-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 9.10, kernel 2.6.31-13-generic (recovery mode)
uuid b9617437-e640-4781-96d3-c02e8fc7ee2f
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-13-generic root=UUID=b9617437-e640-4781-96d3-c02e8fc7ee2f ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-13-generic

title Ubuntu 9.10, memtest86+
uuid b9617437-e640-4781-96d3-c02e8fc7ee2f
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet

title Other operating systems:
root


title Microsoft Windows XP Professional
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
__________________________________________________ _____
GRUB.CONF

default 0

timeout 10

color cyan/blue white/blue


title Ubuntu karmic (development branch), kernel 2.6.31-14-generic
uuid b9617437-e640-4781-96d3-c02e8fc7ee2f
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=b9617437-e640-4781-96d3-c02e8fc7ee2f ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu karmic (development branch), kernel 2.6.31-14-generic (recovery mode)
uuid b9617437-e640-4781-96d3-c02e8fc7ee2f
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=b9617437-e640-4781-96d3-c02e8fc7ee2f ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic

title Ubuntu karmic (development branch), kernel 2.6.31-13-generic
uuid b9617437-e640-4781-96d3-c02e8fc7ee2f
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-13-generic root=UUID=b9617437-e640-4781-96d3-c02e8fc7ee2f ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-13-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu karmic (development branch), kernel 2.6.31-13-generic (recovery mode)
uuid b9617437-e640-4781-96d3-c02e8fc7ee2f
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-13-generic root=UUID=b9617437-e640-4781-96d3-c02e8fc7ee2f ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-13-generic

title Ubuntu karmic (development branch), kernel 2.6.28-11-generic
uuid b9617437-e640-4781-96d3-c02e8fc7ee2f
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=UUID=b9617437-e640-4781-96d3-c02e8fc7ee2f ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu karmic (development branch), kernel 2.6.28-11-generic (recovery mode)
uuid b9617437-e640-4781-96d3-c02e8fc7ee2f
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-11-generic root=UUID=b9617437-e640-4781-96d3-c02e8fc7ee2f ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-11-generic

title Ubuntu karmic (development branch), memtest86+
uuid b9617437-e640-4781-96d3-c02e8fc7ee2f
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet

title Other operating systems:
root

title Microsoft Windows XP Professional
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1

[waterhead]

I see that you have Ubuntu 9.10 installed. It uses grub2, and it is different than regular grub.

I am not an expert on grub2, but soon we will all have to learn it. Here is a link to a grub2 How-To on the Ubuntu Forum.

Grub 2 Basics - Ubuntu Forums

[oz]

GRUB2 uses the /boot/grub/grub.cfg file rather than the menu.lst or grub.conf file. Neither of the configuration files that you've presented below are in the correct format or named correctly if you are trying to use GRUB2.

You can see how the grub.cfg file should be formatted by checking this wiki page:

GRUB2 - ArchWiki

The wiki has been written for Arch but the information provided should also apply to other distros.

A GRUB2 Manual that might provide additional helpful information can be found here:

Manual - GRUB Wiki

If you have a grub.cfg file, please post it here.

[hub_cap]

But I'm using the older version, not GRUB 2


fred@D610:~$ grub-install -v
grub-install (GNU GRUB 0.97)
fred@D610:~$