[PLUG] Ubuntu 8.10 GRUB problem - only shows memtest option

["Shantanoo Mahajan (शंतनू महाजन)"]

On 16-Jan-09, at 10:51 PM, Ulhas Bhole wrote:

> Hi Mandar,
> I haven't followed the whole thread but if you are not keen on  
> Windows loader to load Linux what you can do is change the boot  
> flag. Currently you windows partion will have a boot flag active  
> which you can change and mark your /dev/sda6 active (boot flag). you  
> can do this by booting into Live CD/DVD and using gparted or if you  
> are fan of commandline utility then you can use fdisk but it is bit  
> risky there and you need to be sure about what you are doing with  
> FDISK.
>
> Grub anyway should have your windows entry so you can use Grub to  
> dual boot. To be honest I tried 2-3 times in past to configure  
> windows boot loader to load Linux but failed all the time and gave  
> up. Change active boot partition is much easier.
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ulhas Bhole
>

Hi Ulhas,
Please don't use top-posting while posting. More info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style

regards,
shantanoo