Triple boot:XP,ubuntu&FC5 grub failed

[Roby]

Roby wrote:

> Gayal wrote:
> 
>> # grub.conf generated by anaconda
>> #
>> # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this
>> # file
>> # NOTICE:  You do not have a /boot partition.  This means that
>> #          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /, eg.
>> #          root (hd0,7)
>> #          kernel /boot/vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/sda8
>> #          initrd /boot/initrd-version.img
>> #boot=/dev/sda
>> default=1
>> timeout=5
>> splashimage=(hd0,7)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
>> hiddenmenu
>> password --md5 $1$9cfE/FsM$oQqKXCbmTUsrsdk4IaTP4/
>> title Fedora Core (2.6.15-1.2054_FC5)
>>         root (hd0,7)
>>         kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5 ro root=LABEL=/ rhgb quiet
>>         initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.15-1.2054_FC5.img
>> title Ubuntu
>>         rootnoverify (hd0,6)
>>         chainloader +1
>> title Win XP
>>         rootnoverify (hd0,0)
>>         chainloader +1
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Notice the similarity of Ubuntu and Win stanzas generated by anaconda.
> Well, this will never do.  Ubuntu's entry ought to be more like FC,
> the other linux that dwells on your HD.  Something like ...
> 
>   title Ubuntu
>   root (hd0,6)
>   kernel (copy this from menu.lst kernel line in Ubuntu)
>   initrd (also from Ubuntu's menu.lst)
> 
> Anaconda = snake ... not trustworthy.
> 
> You've got cobras over there?

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I started up my other machine that has (x)ubuntu.  Here is a more
detailed answer:

 title Ubuntu
  root (hd0,6)
  kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-26-386  root=/dev/hda7  ro  quiet
  initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-26-386
  boot

... change version numbers to match your installation.