this is the menu.lst from hda3 which is the OS to be deleted which presently controls grub
on hda0 as you can see root is set as (hda0,2) if you look at the last two entries at bottom of
list you will see unbuntu (hda0,0) this the the OS I want to boot to after deleting (hd0,2) which is
actally hda3 if you see what i mean
## ## End Default Options ##
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.16-2-686
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.16-2-686 root=/dev/hda3 ro
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.16-2-686
savedefault
boot
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.16-2-686 (single-user mode)
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.16-2-686 root=/dev/hda3 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.16-2-686
savedefault
boot
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.15-1-686
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-1-686 root=/dev/hda3 ro
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-1-686
savedefault
boot
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.15-1-686 (single-user mode)
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-1-686 root=/dev/hda3 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-1-686
savedefault
boot
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title Other operating systems:
root
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/hda1.
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-23-386 (on /dev/hda1)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-23-386 root=/dev/hda1 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-23-386
savedefault
boot
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/hda1.
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-23-386 (recovery mode) (on /dev/hda1)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-23-386 root=/dev/hda1 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-23-386
savedefault
boot