Boot Notes

Configfile as an option for booting multiple Linux installations

An example taken from a system with several installed OS's.

default         0
timeout         30
color cyan/blue white/blue

title           Debian GNU/Linux (2.6.26-2-686)
root            (hd1,3)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-686 root=UUID=95f5d677-180d-441a-ae03-e6254ccfde74 ro vga=791
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-686

title           Fedora 10
root            (hd0,1)
configfile      /boot/grub/menu.lst

title           Ubuntu 9.04
root            (hd1,1)
configfile      /boot/grub/menu.lst

title           Fedora 11 Preview
root            (hd1,2)
configfile      /boot/grub/menu.lst

title           Windows XP Professional
root            (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader     +1

The G.R.U.B. manual can be found here.

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