I overwrote the bootloader when I installed a second windows. Now I figured out how to get to windows to boot it. I just went into bootloader chose chainloader and chose the partition that one of the windows was on. Now my problem is that my mom also uses my computer. When grub loads She would have to select windows from the menu quickly b4 it loaded linux, then she would have to select which version of windows to use. Im afraid that she wont remember all that and wont be able to use the computer.
My question is how can I configure bootloader so that linux and both versions of windows show up in the menu so she doesnt have to go through that extra step?
You can edit /boot/grub/menu.lst
Move the windows menu you want to the first place in the list.
eg: This;
Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Sat Oct 11 18:48:28 BST 2008
default 0
timeout 8
gfxmenu (hd0,5)/boot/message
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title openSUSE 11.0 - 2.6.25.16-0.1
root (hd0,5)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25.16-0.1-pae root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_ST9160827AS_5RF16D1B-part6 resume=/dev/sda5 splash=silent showopts vga=0x314
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.25.16-0.1-pae
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title Failsafe – openSUSE 11.0 - 2.6.25.16-0.1
root (hd0,5)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25.16-0.1-pae root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_ST9160827AS_5RF16D1B-part6 showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off noresume nosmp noapic maxcpus=0 edd=off x11failsafe vga=0x314
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.25.16-0.1-pae
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title Windows
rootnoverify (hd0,5)
chainloader (hd0,1)+1
Would Become:
Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Sat Oct 11 18:48:28 BST 2008
default 0
timeout 8
gfxmenu (hd0,5)/boot/message
###Don’t change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: windows###
title Windows
rootnoverify (hd0,5)
chainloader (hd0,1)+1
###Don’t change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux###
title openSUSE 11.0 - 2.6.25.16-0.1
root (hd0,5)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25.16-0.1-pae root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_ST9160827AS_5RF16D1B-part6 resume=/dev/sda5 splash=silent showopts vga=0x314
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.25.16-0.1-pae
###Don’t change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe###
title Failsafe – openSUSE 11.0 - 2.6.25.16-0.1
root (hd0,5)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.25.16-0.1-pae root=/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_ST9160827AS_5RF16D1B-part6 showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off noresume nosmp noapic maxcpus=0 edd=off x11failsafe vga=0x314
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.25.16-0.1-pae