I had the same problem in the last kernel update in two machines, one with Feisty and other with Gutsy. I have edited menu.lst leaving XP as first entry and as default because of my parents but it was wiped out.
The point is, when Ubuntu (in my case, Kubuntu) is installed, it detects XP partitions an put the entry between Debian Automagic Kernel List stanzas. In previous kernel updates, GRUB update detected XP as if it was a new Ubuntu installation, changing the default system to Ubuntu but not erasing XP entry. This time it erased XP entry that actually was among automagic detected, but I kept there because this is the way Ubuntu does in a clean install. I also thing this problem would scare new/light users that would think XP was erased or wouldn't know how to access it. supdate-grub must always detect other systems. It would be better if it could keep previous changes. -- Kernel update hoses hand-edited menu.lst https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/75712 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
