Dual Boot Problem

[mischa falkenburg]

Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> [snip]
>   
>>         >         (copying the info from ...grub isn't "behaving", but
>>         just from
>>         >         my
>>         >         looking at .../menu.lst, all that's listed are two
>>         different
>>         >         8.04 LTS
>>         >         kernels:
>>         >
>>         >         2.6.24-28-generic
>>         >         &
>>         >         2.6.24-19-generic
>>         >
>>         >         Nothing in the file about 10.04...,
>>         >
>>         >         I also don't see a file for .../menu.cfg , is that
>>         supposed to
>>         >         be in the
>>         >         Grub folder?
>>         >
>>         >         Mischa
>>     
> [snip]
>   
>>  grub1 was installed with the 8.04 version... then, GRUB2 is installed
>> with the 10.04 version.. SO basically what i am assuming is currently
>> installed on the computer is this configuration, a 10.04 GRUB2 install
>> that is not finding the 8.04 version and booting it... is this
>> correct??
>>     
>
> IIUC he just looked at the /boot/grub/menu.lst of his outdated GRUB, he
> might or might not have a /boot/grub/menu.cfg on another partition, but 
> obviously he gets those Xubuntu 8.04 kernels when pressing Esc.
>
> @ Mischa, usually there is just a menu.lst or just a menu.cfg in the
> path /boot/grub. You might have more, but one partition ;).
>
>
>
>   
I've gone ahead and installed Grub2, did a reboot and still no sign of 
10.04.
I guess it's time to re-install. Should I go through the 9.__'s, or just 
make the jump to 10.04?

Mischa