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On 02/09/2010 05:09 PM, Tom H wrote:
>>> $ sudo update-grub
>>> Generating grub.cfg ...
>>> Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-19-generic
>>> Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-19-generic
>>> Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-18-generic
>>> Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-18-generic
>>> Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
>>> Found Windows 7 (loader) on /dev/sda1
>>> Found Windows Vista (loader) on /dev/sda2 <=== this
>>> Found Windows Vista (loader) on /dev/sda3 <=== and this
>>> done
> 
>> I ended up commenting out (#) those last two entries. Of course tested
>> with 'sudo update-grub' and they came back (expected). Commented them
>> out again & life in the boot lane is much easier now. I'll wait to see
>> if the new kernal updates that seem to be appearing every few days (I'm
>> on -20 now) will change the commented out grub.cfg entries. I suspect it
>> will.
> 
>> Also, wrt my comments about grub2 being a PITA; I am referring to issue
>> like this whereby there are so many interacting files that it is
>> difficult to simply edit one file (as in 'menu.lst') and have the
>> preferences stick. I'm quite happy that grub2 picks up the 'Vista'
>> entries etc., but not happy that there doesn't (yet) seem to be a way to
>> refer to a 'master' grub2 menu file (outside of the generated grub.cfg)
>> that will allow commenting out those entries to stick.
> 
> I have been looking at /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober and I think that I
> have found a solution to your update-grub recovery problem.
> 
> Back up /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober, make the following change, and run update-grub
> 
> Add
> 
> ***begin
> # Begin WinRecov removal
> if [ "$LONGNAME" = "Windows Vista (loader)" ] ; then
> continue
> fi
> # End WinRecov removal
> ***end
> 
> between
> 
> ***begin
> if [ -z "${LONGNAME}" ] ; then
> LONGNAME="${LABEL}"
> fi
> ***end
> 
> and
> 
> ***begin
> echo "Found ${LONGNAME} on ${DEVICE}" >&2
> ***end
> 

Tom, you are the man! Works! Thanks!

Now, for the benefit of all, can you explain how you figured out how to
do that?