> It's not a BIOS issue.  If you have two or more instances, lets say just 
> a debian install and an lfs build, where do you go to edit grub.cfg? 
> Where do the kernels go?  You don't want to edit the /boot/grub/grub.cfg 
> in the debian install for the lfs build.  That would be, let us say, 
> inconvenient.
> 
> Right now I have six different installs on my development system.  Which 
> one has the 'active' grub.cfg?

I always know.  ;-)  (And have 15 usable partitions!)  WFM
# cat /boot/grub/grub/cfg
#PGR was here
set pager=1
set default=0
set timeout=5

menuentry "pelton, POD-4.0 (on /dev/sda3) (I own GRUB)" {
        insmod ext2
        set root=(hd0,3)
        linux   (hd0,3)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda3 ro
}
menuentry "patmos, POD-3.0rc4 (on /dev/sda6)" {
        insmod ext2
        set root=(hd0,6)
        linux   /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda6 ro
}
menuentry "prado, Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) (on /dev/sda7)" {
        insmod ext2
        set root=(hd0,7)
        linux   /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=/dev/sda7
        initrd  /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
}
menuentry "pavia, POD-3.0rc7/-3.1 (on /dev/sda8)" {
        insmod ext2
        set root=(hd0,8)
        linux   /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/sda8 ro
}
menuentry "Reboot" {
        reboot
}
menuentry "Help" {
        help
        pause
}
menuentry "Halt" {
        halt
}
-- 
Paul Rogers
[email protected]
Rogers' Second Law: "Everything you do communicates."
(I do not personally endorse any additions after this line. TANSTAAFL :-)

        

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