need help with linux!!

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vonfeldt7

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I have (or had....hopefully its still "have") vista premium, and I decided to install linux. So I made a new partition, and sucessfully installed Ubuntu 7.04, but now when I boot up my computer, and enter GRUB, vista isnt shown as an option. I found a site that helps (http://www.yoshi.us/forums/showthread.php?p=212848) but what he said to do isnt working (I dont even know what he means by "get to a console")

Can someone PLEASE help.
 
Open a terminal window and run the the following command, please post your output:

Code: 
sudo cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
 
Code: 
vonfeldt7@VonFeldt7-PC-Linux:~$ sudo cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
Password:
# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
#            grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
#            grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
#            and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.

## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not change this entry to 'saved' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default         0

## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout         3

## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
hiddenmenu

# Pretty colours
#color cyan/blue white/blue

## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line)  and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
#      password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret

#
# examples
#
# title         Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root          (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader   +1
#
# title         Linux
# root          (hd0,1)
# kernel        /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#

#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST

### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below

## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs

## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
##      kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
##      kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=/dev/sda5 ro

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,4)

## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
##      alternative=false
# alternative=true

## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
##      lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false

## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=quiet splash

## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
##      altoptions=(recovery mode) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single

## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
##      howmany=7
# howmany=all

## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
##      memtest86=false
# memtest86=true

## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false

## ## End Default Options ##

title           Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-28-386
root            (hd0,4)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-28-386 root=/dev/sda5 ro quiet splash
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-28-386
savedefault
boot

title           Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-28-386 (recovery mode)
root            (hd0,4)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-28-386 root=/dev/sda5 ro single
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-28-386
boot

title           Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-26-386
root            (hd0,4)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-26-386 root=/dev/sda5 ro quiet splash
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-26-386
savedefault
boot

title           Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-26-386 (recovery mode)
root            (hd0,4)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-26-386 root=/dev/sda5 ro single
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-26-386
boot

title           Ubuntu, memtest86+
root            (hd0,4)
kernel          /boot/memtest86+.bin
boot

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
vonfeldt7@VonFeldt7-PC-Linux:~$

im assumning you just wanted the end, but i figured i might as well give you the whole thing lol.
 
Try adding the following to your menu.lst file, after the memtest entry. Take care to make the rootnoverify (hd0,0) line point to the partition that holds Vista (hint: your Ubuntu is on (hd0,4):

title Windows Vista
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1
 
^^ ive tried this with every possible config i could think of (hd0,0 then i tried hd0,1) and i got all the way up to hd5,5 with no sucess, but maybe i did someting wrong I'll try it again)

*edit* how do i find out which partition vista is on?
 
The same error, i dotn remember, let me go try.

I should also note, that it wasnt the exact code that you gave me, it was a little different.

this is the code i used:
Code: 
title (tab) Windows Vista 
root (tab) (hd0,0)   
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader (tab) +1
 
No i actually had them there lol, although the whole entry i made still showed up (tabs wasnt there in GRUBS)

anyways, i used your code, and i tried hd0,0 hd0,1 hd0,2 and so and and so on and i got it.

Thank you so much, I really appreciate all of your help and quick responses.
 
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