Configuring GRUB Loader

[MrSparkle]

I managed to boot Ubuntu after XP wiped out the MBR and I started playing around with the GRUB config file and whatever way I set it it works better than ever now. Now when it boots up it gives me 3 seconds to click ESC then it automatically boots up XP but if I press escape it gives me the option of booting up Ubuntu.

This is exactly what I was looking for now people who don't know shit about computers will get sent to XP when they turn on my comp so they wont fuck up Ubuntu.

This is all I edited. It was automatically booting up Ubuntu and not letting me into XP so I added these lines

 title		Windows XP

 root		(hd0,1)

 makeactive

 chainloader	+1

How does Ubuntu usually configure this file when you install it on top of XP? It definitely configures it differently because usually the menu comes up first then it starts counting down and if you don't select an OS it selects Ubuntu for you. The way I have it now is better but I'm just wondering what Ubuntu does different when you install it.

One other thing it gives me these 3 options for Ubuntu
Ubuntu 8.04.1, kernel 2.6.24-19-generic
Ubuntu 8.04.1, kernel 2.6.24-19-generic (recovery mode)
Ubuntu 8.04.1, memtest86+

Isn't there usually a 4th option? The first one works fine but I thought I remembered there being a regular Ubuntu 8 option.

[Prometheum]

It's a config file option to show the menu. Ubuntu auto-detects other OS's and makes entries for them. GRUB configs are pretty much created equal, except the occasional flashy ones with backgrounds and stuff.

Also, there is no Ubuntu 8, so I doubt it.