Grub and Grub2 don't get along?
Kaj Haulrich
kaj at haulrich.net
Sat Oct 31 09:08:57 UTC 2009
On Saturday 31 October 2009 07:17:24 Jerry Lapham wrote:
> I managed to install Kubuntu 9.10 on dev/sda7, an empty but
> previously formatted partition on my laptop. I was a little
> leary, but I think I let it default to installing grub2 on
> dev/sda. When I rebooted, the grub menu from Kubuntu 9.04 on
> dev/sda5 was displayed with no way to boot 9.10.
>
> I thought, well, that was probably a good thing. I'd just add
> Kubuntu 9.10 on dev/sda7 to that menu like I had Mandriva 2009
> on dev/sda6. I did it and rebooted but when I clicked on
> Kubuntu 9.10 it took me to a grub prompt.
>
> How do I get 9.10 to boot?
Grub2 is a different beast from grub legacy. No menu.lst anymore.
In /boot/grub, you'll find a file called grub.cfg, but - as it
clearly says: - don't edit this file.
Instead, you'll find a file in /etc/default called grub. This one is
editable and after editing one must run: 'sudo update-grub2'.
While doing so, it will search for other bootable partitions, and
create a new boot menu.
In your case, I would simply try to run 'sudo update-grub2' and see
what happens.
I've had countless problems with grub2 myself during the alpha-beta
phase, and the documentation is sparse - to say the least. So,
before you edit /etc/default/grub, save it under another name, i.e.
'grub_original'. That way you can restore it - if need be from a
live CD, if the system will not boot at all.
HTH
Kaj Haulrich.
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