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StalkerNOVA
Asked: 2010-11-08 05:02:10 +0800 CST

How to restore Windows XP menu entry in GRUB?

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I'm using Lubuntu with WinXP in dual boot for several weeks. Today I've ran update and GRUB now does not show WinXP menu entry in GRUB.

sudo update-grub didn't found Windows.

/boot/grub/menu.lst - no such file.

grub2 dual-boot

3 Answers

  1. This site should give you everything you need.

    Btw, if you are on Ubuntu 10.04 or 10.10 you won't see a /boot/grub/menu.lst, because that's not what grub uses anymore.

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  2. Best Answer

    For Lubuntu 10.10, you need to install os-prober with

    sudo apt-get install os-prober

    and then update grub again with 

    sudo update-grub
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  3. Try to add

    menuentry "Windows XP " { set root='(hdX,X)' chainloader +1 }

    in boot/grub/grub.cfg to section

    BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom

    END /etc/grub.d/40_custom

    (hdX,X) - drive with windows xp

    SAMPLE:

    `### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

    menuentry "Windows XP " {

    set root='(hdX,X)'

    chainloader +1

    }

    END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###`

    Maybe help to You :) Look for 13 post

    UPD1: Full Illustrated Guide for grub2

    UPD2:That's I mean

    UPD3: Some configs for grub.cfg

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