GRUB boot menu

[elmo]

Leo Cacciari wrote:
> Il giorno lun, 04/08/2008 alle 20.39 -0400, elmo ha scritto:
>   
>> Here's a copy of the boot menu that appears in colors when my computer 
>> is turned on:
>>
>>     Windows XP (Autoboots in 10 seconds)    (hda1, hd0,0)
>>      
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>     Ubuntu 7.10 (CD version ) (Installed on external HD -- hd2,2)
>>     Ubuntu 7.10 (kernel 2.6.22-14-generic (CD version) hda2/hd0,1 sda2)
>>     Ubuntu 8.04 (kernel 2.6.22-16-generic (DVD version)(hd0,2 sda3)
>>     Ubuntu 8.04 (kernel 2.6.22-16-generic (CD version) (hd0,4 hda5, sda5)
>>
>>
>> Windows XP was chosen to autoboot because I have great-grandchildren who
>> bring their Windows game CDs when they visit.  I have a few games for 
>> them in UBUNTU
>> but I have to set them up.  UBUNTU must be selected before the 10 second 
>> autoboot
>> delay times out.
>>
>> I edited /boot/grub/menu.lst in the external hard drive to create the 
>> boot menu. I used the
>> copy/paste method to arrange the menu items then did a save.
>>
>> Comments?
>>
>>     
> Yes,
>   In doing this, you must be aware that you interfered with automatic
> menu.lst generation handled by update-grub e.g. when a kernel is
> updated. 
> There is nothing wrong in se, if you remember to edit your menu.lst when
> a new kernel is added and, more important, when a listed kernel is
> removed. [The latter is more important of the former, because if you add
> a kernel and do not update the menu.lst, then you'll not be able to see
> the new kernel in the list and boot it, if you remove a kernel and do
> not remove it from the list, you could well end up with an unbootable
> system. I know it, I did it back before update-grub]
> As was said before, you can achieve the same result without
> circumventing update-grub, but using it.
>
> Enjoy
>
>   
Thanks, no problem, so far.