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  1. 10-31-2009 #1
    mocatz187
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    GRUB menu and prompt

    I already have GRUB installed on my computer.
    How do I access it?
    I've seen the menu before but I don't remember how I got to it.
    I didn't log into the console or anything, I thought I just pressed alt-F10 but that no longer brings up the menu.
    I was able to access the prompt and everything but now I can't find it.
    All searches assume you don't have grub and you are trying to use XP.
    my computer does not have any Microsoft products on it.
    How was I able to access grub without logging into a console?
    I ultimately wanted to have DSL run from my USB drive but everyone writes that I need to install GRUB but GRUB is already on the USB/DSL and the Kubuntu OS (main OS on hard drive).
    Wouldn't having many installations of grub eventually cause a problem.
    If GRUB is to be installed every time you add something is there a limit to how many copies of GRUB you can have running at boot.
    I was unable to get DSL to boot from USB just from BIOS adjustment alone.
    Thanks.
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    Try the grub tutorial here.
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  3. 11-01-2009 #3
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    Good tutorial

    After reading the tutorial, the best thing I can come with is that I interupted GRUB's stage 2 when I was pressing buttons causing GRUB to display the boot menu.
    Definatly not the best way to open a grub menu!!!
    Only way to open it is to configure it through console.
    Thanks for the help.
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    Check hiddenmenu option in configfile is not set

    Quote Originally Posted by mocatz187 View Post
    After reading the tutorial, the best thing I can come with is that I interupted GRUB's stage 2 when I was pressing buttons causing GRUB to display the boot menu.
    Definatly not the best way to open a grub menu!!!
    Only way to open it is to configure it through console.
    Thanks for the help.
    Check you don't have hiddenmenu in the configfile which should be located in /boot/grub folder and will be either called grub.conf or menu.lst depending on the distro

    I would install grub to the boot sector of the root/boot partition of each distro you install. You can use chainloader or configfile commands to link individual grub menus. In addition to installing Kubuntu grub to the root partition I would also install it to the MBR.

    You can add links to other Linux distro grub menus using
    Code:
    sudo nano grub
    and adding either
    Code:
    title grub sda1
root (hd0,0)
chainloader +1
    or
    Code:
    title grub sda1
root (hd0,0)
configfile /boot/grub/menu.lst
    or
    Code:
    configfile /boot/grub/grub.conf
    depending on the distro. Just replace sda1 and (hd0,0) with actual partition ... hope that helps.
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