I have a newly built system with 3 hard drives, each holding a different OS. All are SATA drives, the first holds Windows Vista-64 (new OEM), the second holds Windows XP (32-bit) - it's transplanted from my old Alienware computer, and the third holds Ubuntu-64 8.10. What I would like to do is be able to run all three operating systems, at least for a while.
I installed Vista-64 first, because it has been my understanding that Windows does not play well with others. I did so without the other two drives hooked up, in order to keep life simple. Then I hooked the other drives up, and Vista can see the WinXP drive and ignores the Linux drive.
Being cautious, I decided to try WUBI first, and see how well the new system worked with Ubuntu-64. Everything seemed fine, when I rebooted, I was given a menu where I could choose from Ubuntu or Vista. Then I tried to have WUBI install Ubuntu permanently. In particular, I wanted Kubuntu. That didn't work well. (I can't remember the exact details.) Then I removed Wubi, as per the directions. Unfortunately, I was still left with the boot menu, but now the Kubuntu option went nowhere.
Undeterred, and figuring at worse I could yank out some hair and reinstall everything - if I had to, I went ahead and installed Ubuntu. That seemed to work, but when I rebooted I couldn't get into Ubuntu.
A friend advised me to use a Super Grub Disk, so I downloaded the ISO, burned a DVD, and booted off that. I thought all I did was look around, but when I rebooted, I had a full menu giving me access to Ubuntu, MemTest, WinXP and Vista - or so it seemed. If I selected Ubuntu I got Ubuntu, WinXP gave me Vista, and selecting Vista gives me an error.
I would like some help getting this straightened out. I might be able to stumble through on my own after reading the docs, but really don't want to do something that cripples my system.
The grub files are as follows:
device.map
Code:
(hd0) /dev/sda
(hd1) /dev/sdb
(hd2) /dev/sdc
menu.lst
Code:
# 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'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default 0
## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout 10
## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
#hiddenmenu
# 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=UUID=f0ca6709-1b6e-4431-86b2-b8c1bc0e3777 ro
## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=f0ca6709-1b6e-4431-86b2-b8c1bc0e3777
## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
## alternative=false
# alternative=true
## 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=quiet splash
## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
## lockold=true
# lockold=false
## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=
## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0
## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
## altoptions=(recovery) 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
## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false
## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false
## ## End Default Options ##
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-11-generic
uuid f0ca6709-1b6e-4431-86b2-b8c1bc0e3777
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-11-generic root=UUID=f0ca6709-1b6e-4431-86b2-b8c1bc0e3777 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-11-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-11-generic (recovery mode)
uuid f0ca6709-1b6e-4431-86b2-b8c1bc0e3777
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-11-generic root=UUID=f0ca6709-1b6e-4431-86b2-b8c1bc0e3777 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-11-generic
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic
uuid f0ca6709-1b6e-4431-86b2-b8c1bc0e3777
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=f0ca6709-1b6e-4431-86b2-b8c1bc0e3777 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (recovery mode)
uuid f0ca6709-1b6e-4431-86b2-b8c1bc0e3777
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=f0ca6709-1b6e-4431-86b2-b8c1bc0e3777 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
title Ubuntu 8.10, memtest86+
uuid f0ca6709-1b6e-4431-86b2-b8c1bc0e3777
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title Other operating systems:
root
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda1
title Microsoft Windows XP Professional
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sdb1
title Windows Vista/Longhorn (loader)
root (hd1,0)
savedefault
makeactive
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
chainloader +1
