All you need to do is to add win entry in that same grub file at the end or wherever you like .(Assuming your win is installed in hd0,0)
#Win 7 Partition title Win rootnoverify (hd0,0) Chainloader +1 On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 8:52 PM, kaustubh sk <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 2:15 PM, jtd <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Monday 05 July 2010 13:19:34 kaustubh sk wrote: > > > > > > > > But still no luck, everytime I boot my system I get GRUB prompt. > > > > > > == My customized menu.lst == > > > > > > default 0 > > > timeout 10 > > > color cyan/blue white/blue > > > > > > title Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, kernel 2.6.32-22-generic > > > root (hd0,7) > > > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=/dev/sda10 ro > > > initrd /initrd.img-2.6.32-22-generic > > > quiet > > > > > > title Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, kernel 2.6.32-22-generic (recovery mode) > > > root (hd0,7) > > > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=/dev/sda10 ro single > > > initrd /initrd.img-2.6.32-22-generic > > > > > > title Other operating systems: > > > root > > > > > > title Microsoft Windows XP Professional > > > rootnoverify (hd0,0) > > > makeactive > > > chainloader +1 > > > > > > ==== > > > > > > > > > == menu.lst generated using update-grub == > > > > > > ## ## End Default Options ## > > > > > > title Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, kernel 2.6.32-22-generic > > > uuid f6f6c34c-25a3-4542-8247-e592a60cb30b > > > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic > > > root=UUID=8fcc0582-aa5b-4e4f-9f0b-05b160473842 ro quiet splash > > > initrd /initrd.img-2.6.32-22-generic > > > quiet > > > > > > title Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, kernel 2.6.32-22-generic > > > (recovery mode) uuid > > > f6f6c34c-25a3-4542-8247-e592a60cb30b > > > kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic > > > root=UUID=8fcc0582-aa5b-4e4f-9f0b-05b160473842 ro single > > > initrd /initrd.img-2.6.32-22-generic > > > > > > title Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, memtest86+ > > > uuid f6f6c34c-25a3-4542-8247-e592a60cb30b > > > kernel /memtest86+.bin > > > quiet > > > > > > ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST > > > > > > == fdisk -l (after manual boot from GRUB) == > > > > > > r...@kaustubh-desktop:~# fdisk -l > > > Disk /dev/sda: 320.1 GB, 320072933376 bytes > > > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 38913 cylinders > > > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > > Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > > > I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes > > > Disk identifier: 0x00000080 > > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > > /dev/sda1 * 26 287 2104515 b W95 FAT32 > > > /dev/sda2 288 38913 310263345 f W95 Ext'd (LBA) > > > /dev/sda5 288 6661 51199123+ 7 HPFS/NTFS > > > /dev/sda6 6662 19409 102398278+ 7 HPFS/NTFS > > > /dev/sda7 19410 19895 3903763+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris > > > /dev/sda8 19896 19913 144553+ 83 Linux > > > /dev/sda9 19914 29396 76172166 83 Linux > > > /dev/sda10 29397 38913 76445271 83 Linux > > > > > > == mount (after manual boot from GRUB)== > > > > > > r...@kaustubh-desktop:~# mount | grep sd > > > /dev/sda10 on / type ext3 (rw,relatime,errors=remount-ro) > > > /dev/sda8 on /boot type ext3 (rw,relatime) > > > /dev/sda9 on /home type ext3 (rw,relatime) > > > > > > In GRUB prompt I tried > > > > > > setup(hd0,7) > > > setup(hd0) > > > setup(hd0,0) > > > > > > but I still get grub> prompt. What to do? > > > > 1) from the grub prompt > > root (hd0,7) > > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-22-generic root=(/dev/sda10 > > initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-22-generic > > boot > > > > If you boot successfully then reboot and on the grub prompt > > root (hd0,7) > > setup (hd0) > > > > It is presumed that your /boot is /dev/sda8 and has all the kernels, > > initrds > > your distro is installed in /dev/sda10 > > your /boot/grub has all grub files including menu.lst > > > > > Thanks a lot, now i get the grub menu after booting, but it doesn't show > any > entry for windows 7 ... how can i get that in list?? > -- > http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > -- Nitin Mudgal http://nitiniamme.wordpress.com -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCS/E/MU d+(-) s:- a-- C+++ UL+++ P+ L+++>++++ E W++>+++ N>+ o>+ K- w-- O-- !M !V PS+ PE Y+ PGP++ t+ 5++ !X R tv- b+ DI-- !D G+ e++ h+>+ r>+++ y ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
