grub problems

[Andy Boersma]

looks like your new install installed a new boot and set the partition 
to be the boot section.

You can try gparted and set the partition boot flag to the original 
partition.
Then manually edit the old menu.lst on that /boot to add the new partition

the easiest is to just edit your new part menu.lst and add the old 
install part to the menu.

here is what I have. Ubuntu as main and Mint on another part

Andy


title        Linux Ubuntu x64, kernel 2.6.28-15-generic
root        (hd1,0)
kernel        /vmlinuz-2.6.28-15-generic root=/dev/sdb2 ro quiet splash
initrd        /initrd.img-2.6.28-15-generic
quiet

title        Linux Mint 7 Gloria x64, kernel 2.6.28-15-generic
root        (hd1,0)
kernel        /vmlinuz-2.6.28-15-generic root=/dev/sdb5 ro quiet splash
initrd        /initrd.img-2.6.28-15-generic
quiet

t



Doug Stewart wrote:
> Yes I have startupmanager and have run it. It shows me the out of date 
> menu.list.
>
> The one that is up to date is on the other partition.
>
> Doug
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 8:32 PM, Mr. C c <c_dive at hotmail.com 
> <mailto:c_dive at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Have you tried "StartUp-Manager"
>     System, Administration.
>     Boot Options, Default Operating System, Drop Down arrow.
>     You may have to download it.
>     Chris.
>
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 12:02:08 -0400
>     Subject: grub problems
>     From: doug.dastew at gmail.com <mailto:doug.dastew at gmail.com>
>     To: ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com <mailto:ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
>
>
>     I have a hard drive with 5 partitions
>     I have
>
>     XP
>     ubuntu 9.04 54 Gb
>     ubuntu 9.04  21 Gb.
>     and 2 swap partitions.
>
>     My Main Ubuntu is 9.04 54 Gb
>
>     I was using the 21 Gb for experimenting ( trying to solve A problem.)
>
>     The problem I have now is the the boot sequence now looks on the
>     21 Gb partition for the menu.list file,
>     but I want it to look at the menu.list file that is in my main
>     Ubuntu partition.
>
>     Since I installed Ubuntu in the experimental partition last that
>     is the menu.list file that it goes to.
>
>     How can I change it to boot using only my main Ubuntu menu.list file?
>
>     Doug
>
>
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