SSD migration boot option problem

Mon Feb 25 06:52:57 UTC 2013

On 25-Feb-13 11:18:49 Nils Kassube wrote:
>Am Montag, 25. Februar 2013, 01:18:32 schrieb lazer100:
>> the precise form of the magnetic drive XP boot option is:
>> 
>> # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a
>> non-linux OS # on /dev/sdb1
>> title           Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
>> root            (hd1,0)
>> savedefault
>> map             (hd0) (hd1)
>> map             (hd1) (hd0)
>> chainloader     +1
>> 
>> >how do I get the SSD Windows XP to appear in the boot options?
>> 
>> this is sda5, what is the /boot/grub/menu.lst entry for this?

>If you have a closer look at the file menu.lst, you should find an 
>example for a Windows entry at sda1. I would try this entry, which is 
>that example entry but modified for sda5:

>title         Windows XP
>root          (hd0,4)
>makeactive
>chainloader   +1

ok, I'll try this,

the second number 4, is that the volume number minus 1?

and are sda,sdb,sdc,... the numbers 0,1,2,... for the first number?

what does the chainloader mean?

>> and where in the list can this go? anywhere?

>There is a hint in menu.lst:

># Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST

>If you adhere to that advice, your manual entry should survive upgrades.

can I put it where the commented out example is?

I just wonder if they could put all the boot partitions, with 
the ones they dont want active commented out with #

(the symbol # is called hash, but hash also is marijuana!)

>Nils

the full menu.lst follows, but I have replaced some of the UUID's by zeros
in case that is confidential, YAM seems to have mangled some of the chars,
should be "default    0" and not default0, but I'll leave it as it is:

# 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.
default0

## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default
entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout10

## 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
#
# titleWindows 95/98/NT/2000
# root(hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader+1
#
# titleLinux
# 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=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 ro

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000

## 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

## 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 ##

titleUbuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic
uuid00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
kernel/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic
root=UUID=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 ro quiet splash 
initrd/boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
quiet

titleUbuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (recovery mode)
uuid00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
kernel/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic
root=UUID=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 ro  single
initrd/boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic

titleUbuntu 8.10, memtest86+
uuid00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
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.
titleOther operating systems:
root

# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sdb1
titleMicrosoft Windows XP Home Edition
root(hd1,0)
savedefault
map(hd0) (hd1)
map(hd1) (hd0)
chainloader+1

# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sdb3.
titleUbuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (on /dev/sdb3)
root(hd1,2)
kernel/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic
root=UUID=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 ro quiet splash 
initrd/boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
savedefault
boot

# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sdb3.
titleUbuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (recovery mode) (on /dev/sdb3)
root(hd1,2)
kernel/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic
root=UUID=00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 ro single 
initrd/boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
savedefault
boot

# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sdb3.
titleUbuntu 8.10, memtest86+ (on /dev/sdb3)
root(hd1,2)
kernel/boot/memtest86+.bin  
savedefault
boot