Grub not right on new install.

[Jim Smith]

Karl Larsen wrote:
> Jim Smith wrote:
>   
>> I installed 8.04 on a desktop system intending it to dual boot with
>> WinXP, which one user requires for coursework software. The install went
>> fine and Hardy is running great on the system. The problem is that Grub
>> somehow did not pick up the WinXP installation which is in a partition
>> on another hard drive. Do you think that running "sudo update-grub" will
>> be enough, or as I fear will I need to add WinXP manually?
>>
>> Here is my /boot/grub/menu.lst from that system, as you can see it did
>> not add WinXP.
>>
>> WinXP is on the first partition of the first drive, /dev/sda, Ubuntu is
>> on a partition of the second drive, /dev/sdb.
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>> ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
>>
>>   
>>     
> Hi Jim it is so simple to write a windows part on your menu.lst just do 
> that. In the front of menu.lst it shows you how. Have fun...
>
> Karl
>
>
>   
I thought that might be the case. I wanted some confirmation. Some more
looking shows a little file that translates HD nomenclature from linux
to grub.

Thank you

Jim