I've made a fresh install of kubuntu 8.10 to play around in KDE4 goodness, but I have a problem with GRUB not showing up after installation - just the missing operating system message... no GRUB at all. The installation went fine, the live cd checks out as well as md5.
I've later installed openSUSE on another partition... tried reinstalling the kubuntu and after reboot I was greeted by the opensuse grub - nothing changed?!?!?!! Tried updating grub conf in opensuse via yast, it found the kubuntu installation added it, however after trying to select it from grub during boot I get to the kubuntu grub and than I get missing file... something is deffinitelly wrong.
I've noticed that my OS hdd is recognized everywhere as sda and kubuntu registers it as sdc... important?
here is the menu.lst from the kubuntu:
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# 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=e348df62-bcae-4bcc-971f-759375e475ff ro
## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=e348df62-bcae-4bcc-971f-759375e475ff
## 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 ##
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic
uuid e348df62-bcae-4bcc-971f-759375e475ff
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=e348df62-bcae-4bcc-971f-759375e475ff ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
quiet
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (recovery mode)
uuid e348df62-bcae-4bcc-971f-759375e475ff
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-7-generic root=UUID=e348df62-bcae-4bcc-971f-759375e475ff ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-7-generic
title Ubuntu 8.10, memtest86+
uuid e348df62-bcae-4bcc-971f-759375e475ff
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/sdc1
title Microsoft Windows XP Professional
root (hd2,0)
savedefault
makeactive
map (hd0) (hd2)
map (hd2) (hd0)
chainloader +1
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sdc2.
title openSUSE 11.1 (on /dev/sdc2)
root (hd2,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.7-9-default root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD800JB-32JJC0_WD-WMAM9S477225-part2 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD800JB-32JJC0_WD-WMAM9S477225-part6 splash=silent showopts vga=0x317
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.27.7-9-default
savedefault
boot
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sdc2.
title Failsafe -- openSUSE 11.1 (on /dev/sdc2)
root (hd2,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.7-9-default root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD800JB-32JJC0_WD-WMAM9S477225-part2 showopts ide=nodma apm=off noresume edd=off powersaved=off nohz=off highres=off processor.max_cstate=1 x11failsafe vga=0x317
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.27.7-9-default
savedefault
boot
and here is opensuse:
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# Modified by YaST2. Last modification on Wed Jan 14 00:32:57 CET 2009
default 0
timeout 8
##YaST - generic_mbr
gfxmenu (hd0,1)/boot/message
##YaST - activate
###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux###
title openSUSE 11.1
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD800JB-32JJC0_WD-WMAM9S477225-part2 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD800JB-32JJC0_WD-WMAM9S477225-part6 splash=silent showopts vga=0x317
initrd /boot/initrd
###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (/dev/sda4)###
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-7-generic (/dev/sda4)
root (hd0,3)
configfile /boot/grub/menu.lst
###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: windows###
title Windows
rootnoverify (hd0,0)
chainloader +1
###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe###
title Failsafe -- openSUSE 11.1
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD800JB-32JJC0_WD-WMAM9S477225-part2 showopts ide=nodma apm=off noresume edd=off powersaved=off nohz=off highres=off processor.max_cstate=1 x11failsafe vga=0x317
initrd /boot/initrd
###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: memtest86###
title Memory Test
kernel (hd0,1)/boot/memtest.bin
###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux###
title Kernel-2.6.27.7-9-default
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.7-9-default root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD800JB-32JJC0_WD-WMAM9S477225-part2 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD800JB-32JJC0_WD-WMAM9S477225-part6 splash=silent showopts vga=0x317
initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.27.7-9-default
what can I do?
