Comment 163 for bug 477169

looking at my (hd0,1)/ubuntu/winboot/wubildr.cfg, it appears that a config file is looked for in the windows drive at /ubuntu/install/boot/grub/grub.cfg before the loopback mount is checked. So all I had to do was copy my grub.cfg to my windows drive in that location (creating the necessary directories below "install"). Combine this with #145, and I'm now able to boot without having to manually specify a config file on each boot.

The downside, of course, is that it won't automatically pick up new kernels as they are installed, but since newer kernels are having the VFS panic, this is actually a feature for me. Of course, if you do this, make sure you remove the copied over config file once the other bug has been fixed, 'cuz at some point you will want those newer kernels...