I don't see an entry for windows in here. This is probably not the correct menu.list file. Chances are one of your other distros set the grub options. Did you delete one of the other distros (was it Mepis?).
On Tue, 2005-06-21 at 18:55 -0600, Michael Walters wrote: > Mel Broadhurst wrote: > > >Michael Walters wrote: > > > > > > > >>Hello All, > >> > >>I did a reboot and selected windows 95/98/Me and got the following: > >> > >>Booting 'Windows 95/98/Me on hd1,0' > >> > >>Rootverify(hd1,0) > >>Chainloader +1 > >> > >>GRUB loading, please wait... > >>Error 25 > >> > >>I have forgotten where the menu.lst file is. > >> > >>Here is the mtab file: > >> > >>/dev/hda1 / reiserfs rw 0 0 > >>proc /proc proc rw 0 0 > >>sysfs /sys sysfs rw 0 0 > >>devpts /dev/pts devpts rw,gid=5,mode=620 0 0 > >>tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs rw 0 0 > >>usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs rw,devmode=0660,devgid=432 0 0 > >>none /dev tmpfs rw,size=10M,mode=0755 0 0 > >>none /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc binfmt_misc rw 0 0 > >> > >>Any help is appreciated in advance. > >> > >>Regards, > >> > >>Michael Walters > >> > >> > >> > >>Michae > >> > >> > >> > >Menu.lst is at /boot/grub/menu.lst > >You will need to be root to edit. > >Regards > >Mel Broadhurst > > > > > > > >>l; > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >clug-talk mailing list > >[email protected] > >http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > >Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > >**Please remove these lines when replying > > > > > > > Hello Mel Broadhurst and all, > > Here is my menu.lst: > > # 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 10 > > # Pretty colours > color cyan/blue white/blue > # the below two colors are used if a splashimage is found > foreground bbbbbb > background 000000 > > ## 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 optons 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 specifiv 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=root=/dev/hda1 ro > > ## default grub root device > ## e.g. groot=(hd0,0) > # groot=(hd0,0) > > ## 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 > > ## altoption boot targets option > ## multiple altoptions lines are allowed > ## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options > ## altoptions=(single user mode) single > # altoptions=(single user 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 ## > > splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz > > title Libranet GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.11-ln.std > root (hd0,0) > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11-ln.std root=/dev/hda1 ro > initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.11-ln.std > savedefault > boot > > title Libranet GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.11-ln.std (single user mode) > root (hd0,0) > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.11-ln.std root=/dev/hda1 ro single > initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.11-ln.std > savedefault > boot > > ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST > And yes, Mel Broadhurst and others, I know I must be root to edit this > file. But I am not going to edit this file until I know what to change. > > And people say to try rootverify. I am confused. Did the grub bootloader > not try to do rootverify when I booted? > > Regards, > > Michael Walters > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying
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