Ubuntu 9.10 Hangs Frequently
MirJafar Ali
mirjafarali at gmail.com
Wed Apr 7 00:51:08 UTC 2010
On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 11:12 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> On 04/05/2010 08:29 PM, MirJafar Ali wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 9:56 PM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >
> >> On 04/05/2010 07:30 PM, MirJafar Ali wrote:
> >> ...
> >> > Hello,
> >> >
> >> > Even this time also, after following ur instructions, I don't get
> Kernel
> >> > updated. Still uname -a and boot gives the old
> >> > kernel and machine hanging is becoming pathetic. I think I made a bad
> >> > judgement of upgrading ubuntu to 9.10.
> >>
> >> No. At least now you are not getting the 18 packages witheld from before
> >> (and sorry about the 'sudo grub-update' vs 'sudo update-grub' mixup -
> >> glad you caught that.
> >>
> >> So perhaps it is time to try Goh's suggestion of reinstalling grub. He
> >> suggested:
> >>
> >> sudo grub-install /dev/sda
> >>
> >> Before you do that, can you please provide the output of:
> >>
> >> $ grub-install -v
> >>
> >> and
> >>
> >> $ sudo fdisk -l
> ...
>
> > Hi
> >
> > here is the output:
> >
> > csverma at blackhole:~/QuadMesh/src$ grub-install -v
> > grub-install (GNU GRUB 0.97)
>
> This indicates that you still have the original grub1 installed.
>
> Might be interesting to see what you have in menu.lst:
>
> $ cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
>
> > csverma at blackhole:~/QuadMesh/src$ sudo fdisk -l
> > [sudo] password for csverma:
> >
> > Disk /dev/sda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
> > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders
> > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
> > Disk identifier: 0x69afd9f3
> >
> > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> > /dev/sda1 * 1 9037 72582028 7 HPFS/NTFS
> > /dev/sda2 13734 14593 6907950 7 HPFS/NTFS
> > /dev/sda3 9038 13733 37720620 5 Extended
> > /dev/sda5 9038 13534 36122121 83 Linux
> > /dev/sda6 13535 13733 1598436 82 Linux swap /
> Solaris
> >
> > Partition table entries are not in disk order
> >
> > I am wondering why Solaris is out there.
>
> I'd go ahead and try Goh's recommendation:
>
> $ sudo grub-install /dev/sda
>
> That will install/reinstall grub to sda.
>
> Note: the Solaris notation is normal.
>
>
>
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Hi,
Not very comfortable in editing grub. Scared .
Mir
# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
# grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
# grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
# and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.
## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0,
and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default
entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use 'savedefault' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default 0
## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default
entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout 10
## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
#hiddenmenu
# Pretty colours
#color cyan/blue white/blue
## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive
editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
# password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret
#
# examples
#
# title Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader +1
#
# title Linux
# root (hd0,1)
# kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#
#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST
### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below
## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs
## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=UUID=d8c39032-d863-4d42-8943-5d409181aaee ro
## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=d8c39032-d863-4d42-8943-5d409181aaee
## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
## alternative=false
# alternative=true
## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
## lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false
## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=quiet splash
## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
## lockold=true
# lockold=false
## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=
## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0
## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
## altoptions=(recovery) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single
## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
## howmany=7
# howmany=all
## specify if running in Xen domU or have grub detect automatically
## update-grub will ignore non-xen kernels when running in domU and vice
versa
## e.g. indomU=detect
## indomU=true
## indomU=false
# indomU=detect
## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
## memtest86=false
# memtest86=true
## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false
## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false
## ## End Default Options ##
#title Xen 3.4.2 / Ubuntu 9.10, kernel 2.6.18.8-xen
#uuid d8c39032-d863-4d42-8943-5d409181aaee
#kernel /boot/xen-3.4.2.gz
#module /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18.8-xen
root=UUID=d8c39032-#d863-4d42-8943-5d409181aaee ro console=tty0
#quiet
title Ubuntu 9.10, kernel 2.6.31-14-generic
uuid d8c39032-d863-4d42-8943-5d409181aaee
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic
root=UUID=d8c39032-d863-4d42-8943-5d409181aaee ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 9.10, kernel 2.6.31-14-generic (recovery mode)
uuid d8c39032-d863-4d42-8943-5d409181aaee
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic
root=UUID=d8c39032-d863-4d42-8943-5d409181aaee ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
title Ubuntu 9.10, kernel 2.6.28-15-generic
uuid d8c39032-d863-4d42-8943-5d409181aaee
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-15-generic
root=UUID=d8c39032-d863-4d42-8943-5d409181aaee ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-15-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 9.10, kernel 2.6.28-15-generic (recovery mode)
uuid d8c39032-d863-4d42-8943-5d409181aaee
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-15-generic
root=UUID=d8c39032-d863-4d42-8943-5d409181aaee ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-15-generic
title Ubuntu 9.10, memtest86+
uuid d8c39032-d863-4d42-8943-5d409181aaee
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title Other operating systems:
root
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda1
title Windows Vista (loader)
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda2
title Windows Vista (loader)
rootnoverify (hd0,1)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
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