Hi! I added two files. menu.lst.withwindowsfirst contains my menu.list with windows as the first entry.
menu.lst is the same file after I started update-grub. As you can see, the windows entry is away (but if the windows entry is at the end of the list it will survive (as you can also see in the files). Cheers, Stefan
# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8) # grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8), # grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub # and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/. ## default num # Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and # the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used. # # You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry # is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'. default 0 ## timeout sec # Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry # (normally the first entry defined). timeout 15 # Pretty colours color cyan/blue white/blue ## password ['--md5'] passwd # If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing # control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the # command 'lock' # e.g. password topsecret # password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/ # password topsecret # # examples # # title Windows 95/98/NT/2000 # root (hd0,0) # makeactive # chainloader +1 # # title Linux # root (hd0,1) # kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro # # # Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST ### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST ## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified ## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below ## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs ## ## Start Default Options ## ## default kernel options ## default kernel options for automagic boot options ## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z ## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted. ## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro ## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro ## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro # kopt=root=/dev/hda9 ro ## default grub root device ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0) # groot=(hd0,8) ## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options ## e.g. alternative=true ## alternative=false # alternative=false ## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options ## e.g. lockalternative=true ## lockalternative=false # lockalternative=false ## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the ## alternatives ## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5 # defoptions= ## altoption boot targets option ## multiple altoptions lines are allowed ## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options ## altoptions=(recovery mode) single # altoptions=(recovery mode) single ## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst ## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the ## alternative kernel options ## e.g. howmany=all ## howmany=7 # howmany=all ## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option ## e.g. memtest86=true ## memtest86=false # memtest86=true ## ## End Default Options ## title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.15-selber root (hd0,8) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-selber root=/dev/hda9 ro savedefault boot title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.15-1-k7 root (hd0,8) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-1-k7 root=/dev/hda9 ro initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-1-k7 savedefault boot title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.27-2-386 root (hd0,8) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27-2-386 root=/dev/hda9 ro initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.4.27-2-386 savedefault boot title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel memtest86 root (hd0,8) kernel /boot/memtest86.bin boot ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST title Windows XP root (hd0,0) makeactive chainloader +1
# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8) # grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8), # grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub # and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/. ## default num # Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and # the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used. # # You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry # is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'. default 0 ## timeout sec # Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry # (normally the first entry defined). timeout 15 # Pretty colours color cyan/blue white/blue ## password ['--md5'] passwd # If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing # control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the # command 'lock' # e.g. password topsecret # password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/ # password topsecret # # examples # # title Windows 95/98/NT/2000 # root (hd0,0) # makeactive # chainloader +1 # # title Linux # root (hd0,1) # kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro # # # Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST ### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST ## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified ## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below ## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs ## ## Start Default Options ## ## default kernel options ## default kernel options for automagic boot options ## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z ## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted. ## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro ## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro ## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro # kopt=root=/dev/hda9 ro ## default grub root device ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0) # groot=(hd0,8) ## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options ## e.g. alternative=true ## alternative=false # alternative=false ## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options ## e.g. lockalternative=true ## lockalternative=false # lockalternative=false ## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the ## alternatives ## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5 # defoptions= ## altoption boot targets option ## multiple altoptions lines are allowed ## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options ## altoptions=(recovery mode) single # altoptions=(recovery mode) single ## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst ## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the ## alternative kernel options ## e.g. howmany=all ## howmany=7 # howmany=all ## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option ## e.g. memtest86=true ## memtest86=false # memtest86=true ## ## End Default Options ## title Windows XP root (hd0,0) makeactive chainloader +1 title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.15-selber root (hd0,8) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-selber root=/dev/hda9 ro savedefault boot title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.15-1-k7 root (hd0,8) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-1-k7 root=/dev/hda9 ro initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-1-k7 savedefault boot title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.27-2-386 root (hd0,8) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27-2-386 root=/dev/hda9 ro initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.4.27-2-386 savedefault boot title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel memtest86 root (hd0,8) kernel /boot/memtest86.bin boot ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST title Windows XP root (hd0,0) makeactive chainloader +1
