[ubuntu-uk] Grub/bootloader configs (was: Ubuntu 64 bit)

Josh Holland jrh at joshh.co.uk
Tue Mar 2 08:18:37 GMT 2010


On Tue, March 2, 2010 3:36 am, A J Binnie wrote:
> Hi Paul,
>
> Thanks for your response. As far as I can see, they're not in the same
> place. My grub menu tells me it's 1.97 beta4 when I boot up. Looking in
> /boot/grub, there is no file with the relevant name.
>
> I did find grub.cfg, but.. it clearly states at the top of the file:
> # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
>
> So, what do I do. Do I ignore the message, or carry on regardless?
>
> Gus
>

OK, you have Grub 1.97, or Grub 2 (confuses me too). The new shiny
configuration file is /etc/default/grub, but try running "sudo
update-grub" first to see if it autodetects and fixes everything.

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