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Date: Tue,  4 Dec 2007 13:41:00 -0500
From: Martin Harriss <martin@Princeton.EDU>
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ron minnich wrote:
> The intent is that this USB disk is a starting point for your machine.
> We did not set up the usb stick with all the friendly automagic
> /etc/rc.d/init.d stuff because that is all so slow and ugly. The
> intent is that you start from this simple base and extend as much as
> needed for your platform. It does not take much to customize it.
> 
> I think the talk today left people confused a bit, and I'm sorry if it
> did. I think I went too fast.
> 
> When you boot and get the grub prompt
> grub>
> enter configflie /boot/grub/menu.lst
> and hit return. And if you know how to make it stop asking this, let me know.

Have you tried this:

cd /boot/grub
mv menu.lst grub.conf
ln -s grub.conf menu.lst

(This will make it look like it does on my Red Hat system.  I think the 
grub.conf name is built in to grub...)

I was sorry not to be able to make it to the conference, especially as 
I'm close by - too busy at work this week.  Maybe next time.

Martin