Config Boot loader

NoOp glgxg at mfire.com
Fri Sep 29 22:27:04 UTC 2006


Nguyễn Văn Thoại wrote:
> I need to config the boot loader so that I can boot to Ubuntu or Windows XP.
> XP is not in the list  because I installed XP via a Ghost backup.
> Please tell me how to config the bootloader in Ubuntu.
> 
> Ubuntu is located at /dev/hda3
> XP is located at /dev/hda5
> 
> 

See:

http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Dapper#How_to_add_Windows_entry_into_GRUB_menu

Here is a copy of the relevant parts of mine:

title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-27-386
root		(hd1,0)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-27-386 root=/dev/hdb1 ro quiet splash
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-27-386
savedefault
boot

title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-27-386 (recovery mode)
root		(hd1,0)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-27-386 root=/dev/hdb1 ro single
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-27-386
boot

title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-26-386
root		(hd1,0)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-26-386 root=/dev/hdb1 ro quiet splash
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-26-386
savedefault
boot

title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-26-386 (recovery mode)
root		(hd1,0)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-26-386 root=/dev/hdb1 ro single
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-26-386
boot

title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-23-386
root		(hd1,0)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-23-386 root=/dev/hdb1 ro quiet splash
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-23-386
savedefault
boot

title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-23-386 (recovery mode)
root		(hd1,0)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-23-386 root=/dev/hdb1 ro single
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-23-386
boot

title		Ubuntu, memtest86+
root		(hd1,0)
kernel		/boot/memtest86+.bin
boot

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title		Other operating systems:
root


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/hda1
title		Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
root		(hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader	+1


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/hdb5


title		Windows NT/2000/XP (loader)
root		(hd1,4)
savedefault
makeactive
map		(hd0) (hd1)
map		(hd1) (hd0)
chainloader	+1





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