How to modify menu.lst

Derek Broughton news at pointerstop.ca
Mon May 12 15:26:58 UTC 2008


SYNass IT Ubuntu / Linux wrote:

> Hello Ubuntu experts
> I would appreciate to get some assistance in modificating the attached
> menu.lst ! ;-)
> 
> At system boot it currently shows the 3 Ubuntu entries
> (normal/recovery/memtest86+) = OK !
> It also shows the WinXPP entry !
> 
> I would like to hear / learn how to get the WinXPP entry invisible in
> the list but
> available with scrolling down to get it visible !?
> 
> What do I need to change ?

Add a lot of blank lines?  I don't think it's possible to make them just
invisible.
> 
> Another more cosmetic question:
> 
> The 3 Ubuntu entries are listed in 3 lines and
> after "Other operating systems:
> it shows the line with WinXPP !!!
> 
> How can i get it looking like following:
> 
> visible               Ubuntu 8.04 DT, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic
> visible               Ubuntu 8.04 DT, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic (recovery mode)
> visible               Ubuntu 8.04 DT, memtest86+
> invisible     -----------------------------------------
> invisible     Other operating systems:
> invisible     M$ WinXP PRO SP3

I must be missing something, because that looks like the same question.  I
guess all those exclamations after WinXPP must be significant...
-- 
derek





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