<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 11:12 PM, NoOp <<a href="mailto:glgxg@sbcglobal.net">glgxg@sbcglobal.net</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div class="im">On 04/05/2010 08:29 PM, MirJafar Ali wrote: > On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 9:56 PM, NoOp <<a href="mailto:glgxg@sbcglobal.net">glgxg@sbcglobal.net</a>> 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 </div>... <div class="im"> > Hi > > here is the output: > > csverma@blackhole:~/QuadMesh/src$ grub-install -v > grub-install (GNU GRUB 0.97) </div>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 <div class="im"> > csverma@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. </div>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. -- <div><div></div><div class="h5">ubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a> </div></div></blockquote></div> 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