grub not configured properly after 8.10 install

NoOp glgxg at sbcglobal.net
Mon Feb 2 17:10:27 UTC 2009


On 02/02/2009 08:58 AM, Lorenzo Luengo wrote:
> Graham Watkins wrote:
[snips]
>>
>> Is there a quick and dirty (ideally GUI based) way of re-writing grub 
>> which will permit me to choose between the 2 systems without continually 
>> having to use a boot disk?
>>   
> I think the most "GUI" way to do this is
> 
> $ gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

$ gksu gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

> 
> Maybe just copying the grub entry for 8.10 installation and changing the 
> root (hd0,0) (or something similar, and choosing the right kernel file)  
> should be enough.

And after that's modified, a very nice GUI utility for selecting which
kernel etc., is startupmanager:

sudo apt-get install startupmanager

It will appear in System|Administration|StartUp-Manager

Refs:
http://packages.ubuntu.com/hardy/startupmanager
https://launchpad.net/startup-manager
http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/startupmanager

This might be of use as well:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/GrubHowto





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