On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 10:14 AM, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net>wrote:
> On Mon, 2010-11-08 at 09:53 -0500, Mike Holstein wrote: > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 9:37 AM, mischa falkenburg > > <because_producti...@myfairpoint.net> wrote: > > > > Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > > On Sun, 2010-11-07 at 07:28 -0500, mischa falkenburg wrote: > > > > > >> Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > >> > > >>> On Sat, 2010-11-06 at 09:06 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>> PS: > > >>>> > > >>>> For GRUB there should be a line > > >>>> > > >>>> timeout 8 > > >>>> > > >>>> and for GRUB2 there should be the lines > > >>>> > > >>>> if [ ${recordfail} = 1 ]; then > > >>>> set timeout=-1 > > >>>> else > > >>>> set timeout=10 > > >>>> fi > > >>>> > > >>>> or similar. > > >>>> > > >>>> AFAIK the numbers for the timeouts are seconds. > > >>>> > > >>>> Hth, > > >>>> > > >>>> Ralf > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>> PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPS, pardon: > > >>> > > >>> You might use GRUB2 and you perhaps has got an issue > > regarding to a > > >>> recordfail. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> HI Ralf, thanks for your many responses. > > >> > > >> As you can see from what I've written Ronan, there may be > > more going on > > >> here rather than not seeing anything (initially). > > >> Did the install of UbuStu 10.04 happen or not? > > >> > > >> Thoughts? > > >> > > >> Mischa > > >> > > > > > > With a live cd or from the Linux that can be booted copy > > > > > > /boot/grub/menu.lst > > > > > > or > > > > > > /boot/grub/menu.cfg > > > > > > to an email to the list. I guess just the menu entries are > > missing. > > > > > > Take a look at all partitions. If there are folders /boot on > > some > > > partitions there should be the kernels. For any kernel there > > has to be > > > an entry in /boot/grub/menu.lst, for /boot/grub/menu.cfg it > > can be a > > > little bit complicated. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > (copying the info from ...grub isn't "behaving", but just from > > my > > looking at .../menu.lst, all that's listed are two different > > 8.04 LTS > > kernels: > > > > 2.6.24-28-generic > > & > > 2.6.24-19-generic > > > > Nothing in the file about 10.04..., > > > > I also don't see a file for .../menu.cfg , is that supposed to > > be in the > > Grub folder? > > > > Mischa > > > > > > > > -- > > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > > Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users > > > > > > i think it would have been a good idea to get the older install (8.04) > > up to GRUB2, then install the 10.04 (with GRUB2). i would try reading > > over the GRUB2 wiki page https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2 , > > also maybe > > this > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RecoveringUbuntuAfterInstallingWindows > > > > > > i have used http://gag.sourceforge.net/ in the past, you could try it > > or another 3rd party bootloader and see if you can find your OS's... > > good luck > > Hm? I guess we could help him with GRUB too, anyway, GRUB2 isn't that > bad for such a situation. > > After installing GRUB2 it's always possible to > run /usr/sbin/update-grub, which will execute grub-mkconfig, hence a > menu list with every possible kernel will be generated, if wanted or > unwanted ;). It's still possible that some entries are bad, but at least > everything is added. > > Maybe a good idea to switch to GRUB2, because it's the default > bootloader for newer Ubuntu. > > - Ralf > > > > -- > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users > im not suggesting that we wont help with grub1, what im saying is... grub1 was installed with the 8.04 version... then, GRUB2 is installed with the 10.04 version.. SO basically what i am assuming is currently installed on the computer is this configuration, a 10.04 GRUB2 install that is not finding the 8.04 version and booting it... is this correct?? -- MH http://www.myspace.com/mikeholstein http://opensourcemusician.libsyn.com/
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