Grub Menu

rwttaber · 04-14-2009, 06:03 PM

I am wanting duel boot Ubuntu, Windows XP, Memtest86+. I know some basics of Grub Menu setup, but what im wanting to do is have windows xp start automatically and not have to see a grub menu. I would like to have it setup so I press a key during start up and then I see a grub menu with the options of Ubuntu and memtest86+. Can anyone help.

**wmorri** · 04-14-2009, 07:50 PM

Hi,

Sure I can give this one a shot. What you will need to do first is post the output for a file for me. I need you to open up terminal. Go to Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal. Then type the following things, or copy them into terminal.

Code:

cd /boot/grub
gedit menu.lst

This should open a file for you. If you would copy the entire file and then post it up here on your next reply that would be great. I will post a copy of mine so that you know what you are looking for, mine will look a little different as I use a different distro of linux.

Quote:

#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
# NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that
# all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
# root (hd0,0)
# kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
# initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/sda
default=0
timeout=0
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Fedora (2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.i686)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.i686 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet
initrd /initrd-2.6.27.21-170.2.56.fc10.i686.img
title Fedora (2.6.27.19-170.2.35.fc10.i686)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.27.19-170.2.35.fc10.i686 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet
initrd /initrd-2.6.27.19-170.2.35.fc10.i686.img
title Fedora (2.6.27.15-170.2.24.fc10.i686)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.27.15-170.2.24.fc10.i686 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet
initrd /initrd-2.6.27.15-170.2.24.fc10.i686.img

Cheers!

lensman3 · 04-17-2009, 10:36 AM

Change the line:

default=0

to indicate the XP boot group. Default counts from zero.

**Bartender** · 04-18-2009, 05:28 PM

rw -
If you make it so that you can't even see GRUB, how are you ever going to choose the Linux partition?
Doesn't make any sense. What you can do is set the timeout to 3 or 4 seconds, and make the Windows partition the default. That way GRUB only flashed up on the screen for a few seconds, then it goes on to Windows automatically.

Try this guide
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Gr...hangeDefaultOS

04-14-2009, 06:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
rwttaber Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 11 OS: XP	Grub Menu I am wanting duel boot Ubuntu, Windows XP, Memtest86+. I know some basics of Grub Menu setup, but what im wanting to do is have windows xp start automatically and not have to see a grub menu. I would like to have it setup so I press a key during start up and then I see a grub menu with the options of Ubuntu and memtest86+. Can anyone help.

04-17-2009, 10:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
lensman3 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Littleton, Colorado USA Posts: 470 OS: xp 64 sp2 Fedora Core 8 (vmware xp core 8 x32) Minix	Re: Grub Menu Change the line: default=0 to indicate the XP boot group. Default counts from zero.

04-18-2009, 05:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bartender Mentally divergent Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chehalis, WA, USA Posts: 1,285 OS: W2K, Ubuntu 8.04	Re: Grub Menu rw - If you make it so that you can't even see GRUB, how are you ever going to choose the Linux partition? Doesn't make any sense. What you can do is set the timeout to 3 or 4 seconds, and make the Windows partition the default. That way GRUB only flashed up on the screen for a few seconds, then it goes on to Windows automatically. Try this guide https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Gr...hangeDefaultOS