Grub

[trickster]

???
I just installed my machine once again. I installed Windows XP on hda1, made a swap on hda2 and installed Slackware 8.1 Beta RC1 on hda3. (New Slackware seems to be working great!)
Anyway, Slack does not bring Grub as a boot loader. I did not install Lilo during installation, basically because it is ugly. So I figure, WTH, I will install Grub from scratch. We know it is never that easy, right?
Anyway, I installed Grub, and the first thing I realized is that, instead of using a grub.conf, it is using menu.lst as the menu file. No problems there, I will just edit that file as if it was grub.conf. right...
Anyway, after a couple of lost hours, no matter what I change on that file, none of my OS's will boot. I ended up installing Lilo over it. That should fix it, right? no...
I told it to install on the MBR. I got my lilo menu, and I can boot into Linux without any trouble. But if I try to select Windows, it goes to the Grub menu, and neither of the options there work. ???
I tried booting into MS-Dos and doinf FDISK -mbr, to no avail. It does not get rid of grub.
Any one has any idea? here is my menu.lst:

default=0
timeout=10
#splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title Slackware
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz ro root=/dev/hda3
# initrd /initrd-2.4.7-10.img

title Windows XP
# map (hd0,0) (hd0,2)
# map (hd0,2) (hd0,0)
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1

here is my lilo.conf
# LILO configuration file
# generated by 'liloconfig'
#
# Start LILO global section
append="hdc=ide-scsi"
boot = /dev/hda
message = /boot/boot_message.txt
prompt
timeout = 1200
# Override dangerous defaults that rewrite the partition table:
change-rules
reset
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x256
vga = 773
# Normal VGA console
# vga = normal
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x64k
# vga=791
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x32k
# vga=790
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x256
# vga=773
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x64k
# vga=788
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x32k
# vga=787
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x256
# vga=771
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x64k
# vga=785
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x32k
# vga=784
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x256
# vga=769
# End LILO global section
# DOS bootable partition config begins
other = /dev/hda1
label = WindowsXP
table = /dev/hda
# DOS bootable partition config ends
# Linux bootable partition config begins
image = /boot/vmlinuz
root = /dev/hda3
label = Slackware
read-only
# Linux bootable partition config ends

[pbharris]

arrgg - i am in the process of working on a PET for this - the install part should be working okay.

what command are you using to install grub?

[trickster]

grub-install /dev/hda
grub
find /boot/grub/stage1
root (hd0,1)
setup (hd0)

[pbharris]

hummm
are ya able to get into grub command mode durring boot up?

[trickster]

Yes, if I hit "c".
I can hit there "kernel /boot/vmlinuz"
"boot"
And I get into Slackware. But I can't get into Windows... ???