Windows XP Linux dual boot configuration grub.conf



Computer Configuration GNU Linux Fedora using Linux Command

 

   The grub.conf configuration file below came from Windows XP and Linux dual boot configuration menu.  The grub.conf configuration file is where you can add or remove entry from GRUB boot manager, the grub.conf below show the grub menu to boot Windows XP and Linux Fedora 11.  The grub.conf, the configuration file for grub is locate under /boot/grub/ directory and the grub.conf configuration file can only be view and edit by root user only.  The example below show the Windows XP and Linux dual boot configuration grub.conf configuration file on Linux Fedora 11.

 

Windows XP and Linux dual boot configuration grub.conf.

[linux@fedora11 ~]$ su -c "cat /boot/grub/grub.conf"

Password:                <-- Type in root user password here and hit 'Enter' key...

# grub.conf generated by anaconda

#

# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file

# NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that

#          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.

#          root (hd0,1)

#          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/mapper/vg_zebra-lv_root

#          initrd /initrd-version.img

#boot=/dev/sda

default=0                <-- GRUB menu default boot option

timeout=5                <-- GRUB menu display time in second

splashimage=(hd0,1)/grub/splash.xpm.gz

hiddenmenu

title Fedora (2.6.30.10-105.2.4.fc11.i686.PAE)

            root (hd0,1)

            kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.30.10-105.2.4.fc11.i686.PAE ro root=/dev/mapper/vg_zebra-lv_root rhgb quiet

            initrd /initrd-2.6.30.10-105.2.4.fc11.i686.PAE.img

title Fedora (2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i686.PAE)

            root (hd0,1)

            kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i686.PAE ro root=/dev/mapper/vg_zebra-lv_root rhgb quiet

            initrd /initrd-2.6.29.4-167.fc11.i686.PAE.img

title Other                <-- Windows XP boot menu

            rootnoverify (hd0,0)

            chainloader +1

[linux@fedora11 ~]$