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Old 12-22-2007, 04:47 PM   #1
lin_myworld
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Unhappy menu.lst not working


hey guys i have the following config..

Code:
suse:~ # fdisk -l

Disk /dev/hda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hda1   *           1        2490    20000893+   c  W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/hda2            2491        6723    34001572+   c  W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/hda3            6724        6847      996030   82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hda4            6848        9729    23149665    f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hda5            6848        7345     4000153+  83  Linux
/dev/hda6            7346        7967     4996183+  83  Linux
/dev/hda7            7968        8963     8000338+  83  Linux
/dev/hda8            8964        9729     6152863+   b  W95 FAT32
my bootloader is in hda2 that is fat32..from there i boot all other OS.
i make menu.lst and add it in /boot/grub folder but grub is not showing the boot menu..

here is my menu.lst

Code:
default 0
timeout 10
color cyan/blue white/blue
foreground ffffff
background 0639a1

tittle 		Windows XP @hda1
unhide 		(hd0,0)
root 		(hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader 	+1
boot

tittle 		Linux Mint @hda5
root 		(hd0,4)
chainloader 	+1
boot

tittle 		Ubuntu 7.10 @hda6
root 		(hd0,5)
chainloader 	+1
boot

tittle 		Open Suse10.2 @hda7
root 		(hd0,4)
chainloader 	+1
boot
plz help
 
Old 12-22-2007, 04:57 PM   #2
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Sincerely I have not looked at your configuration deeply.... but at first sight there is a typo which could be the source of the problem:
Code:
tittle 		Windows XP @hda1
it should be title (without double ti).
 
Old 12-22-2007, 05:00 PM   #3
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Thanks a lot..
just a typo ...
 
  


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