late, grub not using grub.conf after debian install

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thechris · Post by **thechris** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 11:33 am

tried to install ubuntu.
then debian unstable

after reinstalling and rerunning grub:
root (hd0,1)
setup (hd0)
quit

i still get the debian menu.

the debain grub menu is not the same as my /boot/grub.conf

this is a problem. i can manually boot with the grub CLI, but would like a real solution. i skimmed man grub and didn't really see anything pop out.

kimchi_sg · Post by **kimchi_sg** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 12:08 pm

Please post non-Gentoo help requests in Off The Wall forum. Thanks.

unix · Post by **unix** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 12:22 pm

I think debian use menu.lst not grub.conf

Naib · Post by **Naib** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 12:35 pm

but isnt menu.1st just a symlink to grub.conf

nice to see other distro's come here for help. is it because we have configure everything ourselfs that we (as a group) know what all configs are for?

unix · Post by **unix** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 12:41 pm

hm I haven't a symlink to grub.conf on my debian system

ps: sorry for my english

Earthwings · Post by **Earthwings** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 2:05 pm

Are you trying to boot Gentoo or Debian?

Duck-Billed Platypus · Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:56 pm

i think menu.lst is what the bootloader actually uses..

thechris · Post by **thechris** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 8:53 pm

ahh, sorry about that.

i was up until 5am waiting to get to a point for a long emerge glibc kde xorg...

in anycase i installed debain testing. then installed gentoo. grub keeps loading the wrong list of OS's

ok, menu.lst seems to be the new grub.conf...

I'm ok with that, but would like to get it moved back over to normal.

thanks.