grrr. GRUB!

Sharki · 16 Jun 2008 at 10:55

hey guys, im a half linux user as in i know quite a bit but still learning, im looking to do a weird thing but it might take some time to think out
Okay!

grub anoys the hell outa me so id like the default windows boot loader is there anyway of doing this so it listes my xp AND ubuntu install through it? or will i always need grub?

i noticed when i did "Wubi" it used this and not the grub loader so i assume its possible

any reply would be great and sorry if its already been posted!

NicNac · 16 Jun 2008 at 11:23

whats so bad about grub? *sheds a tear for grub*

Outcast · 16 Jun 2008 at 12:00

Edit menu.lst

copy & paste the windows entry above the linux entry and delete the other lines.

Make sure you make a menuBAK.lst first though coz when linux does a kernal update it may very well overwrite the first entry in GRUB...that being your windows entry.

NicNac · 16 Jun 2008 at 12:22

I've found when I used to update my distros kernel the new one just gets added not had anything removed before

mynsa · 16 Jun 2008 at 17:11

it normally adds a new entry rather than deleting the previous - but better safe then sorry

.walls · 16 Jun 2008 at 19:03

it is entirely possible to use ntldr to boot linux.

try googling it.

GRUB is better though.

Sharki · 16 Jun 2008 at 22:13

thanks for the replies guys

much appreciated

Qdos · 16 Jun 2008 at 22:45

Outcast said:
Edit menu.lst

copy & paste the windows entry above the linux entry and delete the other lines.

Make sure you make a menuBAK.lst first though coz when linux does a kernal update it may very well overwrite the first entry in GRUB...that being your windows entry.

Or you could just change which option it makes the default - I did this in Ubuntu and I'm a 3 week veteran of Linux

The only slightly annoying thing is when you get a kernel change, it can affect which number becomes the default.

Shows you how to do it here