Grub2 and multiple boot different ubuntu versions

[Karl Larsen]

On 03/25/2010 03:17 PM, Tom H wrote:
>> So, I'm thinking that Goh's method of putting grub it it's own partition
>> is probably the only sensible way to go (no pun intended).
>>      
> The pun should have been intended! :)
>
> I don't really understand this "own partition" option. Won't there
> still be one of the OSs whose update-grub will update grub.cfg?
>
>
>    
>> Yo Goh... I vote that you&  Tom H write a multiboot grub2 app (gui
>> preferred of course) or modify startupmanager to sort all of this out
>> :-) Or modify/add to the https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2 page to
>> point out these issues/techniques?
>>      
> :)
>
> If I had the time, I could possibly write some scripts with a whiptail
> "face" to modify a few grub.cfg settings but there is no way that I
> could make the time to create and then maintain such a series of
> scripts... :(
>
> It does not look that Startup Manager is being actively maintained.
> The changelog is pretty sparse
> http://changelogs.ubuntu.com/changelogs/pool/universe/s/startupmanager/startupmanager_1.9.12-1ubuntu1/changelog
> and, IIRC, it is still using grub1 habits (like vga settings and
> modifying grub.cfg rather than the other files) but that would be the
> GUI best app to enable grub2 modifications.
>
> IMHO, the grub maintainers should add the option in /etc/default/grub
> for os-prober to skip some partitions but they must have more than
> enough to do as it is. I read a thread some time ago where a request
> to re-enable the option to select how many kernels from each /boot to
> show in the grub menu was simply denied; the answer was not even "we
> will add it to our todo list but it will be a low priority".
>
>    
         I am using 10.04 since first Alpha and I have 5 kernels so far 
and all are shown on grub2! As you note Grub1 has a place you select how 
many kernels to display, but not Grub2. I think Grub2 is not a good choice.

73 Karl