LinuxQuestions.org - Why does Grub take forever to load / search floppy drive?

Short version: Grub takes ~60 seconds to load and searches floppy drive. menu.lst and partitions are listed below.

Long version: I had a WinXP / Ubuntu dual-boot system that I wanted to move another hdd. I Ghosted it over without realizing that Ghost 7.5 can't handle ext3 filesystems and had already formatted the original drive, oops. Basically saying that I had an existing Grub installation (that had this same problem).

I go ahead and install Linux Mint thinking that maybe it would reconfig Grub and fix the solution. Nope, instead I have the same problem of a long Grub loading time and searching the floppy disk. I'm not sure how to fix it.

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.

default                0



gfxmenu=/etc/grub/message.mint



## timeout sec

# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry

# (normally the first entry defined).

timeout                30



# 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/hdc2 ro



## default grub root device

## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)

# groot=(hd0,1)



## 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



## 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                Linux Mint, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic

root                (hd0,1)

kernel                /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=/dev/hdc2 ro quiet splash

initrd                /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic

boot



title                Linux Mint, kernel 2.6.22-14-generic (recovery mode)

root                (hd0,1)

kernel                /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.22-14-generic root=/dev/hdc2 ro single

initrd                /boot/initrd.img-2.6.22-14-generic

boot



title                Linux Mint, kernel memtest86+

root                (hd0,1)

kernel                /boot/memtest86+.bin 

boot



### 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/hdc1

title                Microsoft Windows XP Professional

root                (hd0,0)

savedefault

makeactive

chainloader        +1

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