Please help test grub2

whiprush · 09:21 PM

Please see: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ub...ne/000573.html
and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Grub2Testing

My laptop passed!

Don't just post here; please add your results to the wiki page, and report failures as bug reports using

Code:

ubuntu-bug -p grub2

.

super.rad

Will test it now, glad to see grub2 will finally be default
EDIT: The instructions say to install grub2 which will set it up in parallel to grub-legacy but apt is saying it needs to remove grub to install grub2

Timon&Pumba

A 3-year old Dell latitude works also without problems.
Due to the lack of real issues, we may resort to discussing and ranting about how grub2 should be themed

whiprush

Don't forget to add your hardware to the wiki page!

MacUntu

Done (passed).

super.rad

Am I the only one who is being told that grub will be removed to install grub2?

MacUntu

Grub2 depends on grub-pc which replaces grub, so that's ok (I guess

).

super.rad · 06:55 PM

oh well i'll give it a go an find out, if the worst happens i'll reinstall tomorrow (which will have grub2 anyway haha)
EDIT: All went fine, also detected and added my arch and foresight installs (something grub-legacy has never done)

ronacc · 08:50 PM

failed miserbably on my gigabyte ga-m55plus-s3g MOBO desktop (multiboot) , didn't find all of my installs, only added karmic to the menu ,won't boot, file not found error ,booted live cd , found that grub2 had written the wrong uuid for my karmic install , copied the correct boot stanza from my backup menu.lst, won't chainload but atleast I can get back into karmic . continuing to troubleshoot .

edit : copied correct uuid to the chainloader line and now it chainloads , seems slower that the old grub and even thoug it found ( the installer said it did) 2 of my other 3 installs it did not add them to the boot list .

inportb

Yarrrgh, passed and posted.

June 8th, 2009	#1
whiprush Ubuntu Community Team Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hockeytown, MI Beans: 220	Please help test grub2 Please see: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ub...ne/000573.html and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/Grub2Testing My laptop passed! Don't just post here; please add your results to the wiki page, and report failures as bug reports using Code: ubuntu-bug -p grub2 . Last edited by 23meg; June 8th, 2009 at 09:21 PM..

June 8th, 2009	#2
super.rad Quad Shot of Ubuntu Join Date: Mar 2007 Beans: 458	Re: Please help test grub2 Will test it now, glad to see grub2 will finally be default EDIT: The instructions say to install grub2 which will set it up in parallel to grub-legacy but apt is saying it needs to remove grub to install grub2

June 8th, 2009	#3
Timon&Pumba 5 Cups of Ubuntu Join Date: Jun 2006 Beans: 32 Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope	Re: Please help test grub2 A 3-year old Dell latitude works also without problems. Due to the lack of real issues, we may resort to discussing and ranting about how grub2 should be themed

June 8th, 2009	#4
whiprush Ubuntu Community Team Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hockeytown, MI Beans: 220	Re: Please help test grub2 Don't forget to add your hardware to the wiki page!

June 8th, 2009	#5
MacUntu 100% Pure Ubuntu Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Central Europe My beans are hidden! Ubuntu Development Release	Re: Please help test grub2 Done (passed). __________________ Software development is an extreme form of masochism. Make it work. Consensus is overrated.

June 8th, 2009	#6
super.rad Quad Shot of Ubuntu Join Date: Mar 2007 Beans: 458	Re: Please help test grub2 Am I the only one who is being told that grub will be removed to install grub2?

June 8th, 2009	#7
MacUntu 100% Pure Ubuntu Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Central Europe My beans are hidden! Ubuntu Development Release	Re: Please help test grub2 Grub2 depends on grub-pc which replaces grub, so that's ok (I guess ). __________________ Software development is an extreme form of masochism. Make it work. Consensus is overrated.

June 8th, 2009	#8
super.rad Quad Shot of Ubuntu Join Date: Mar 2007 Beans: 458	Re: Please help test grub2 oh well i'll give it a go an find out, if the worst happens i'll reinstall tomorrow (which will have grub2 anyway haha) EDIT: All went fine, also detected and added my arch and foresight installs (something grub-legacy has never done) Last edited by super.rad; June 8th, 2009 at 06:55 PM..

June 8th, 2009	#9
ronacc Chocolate Ubuntu Mocha Blend Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Narcoossee , Florida , US Beans: 1,961 Ubuntu Development Release	Re: Please help test grub2 failed miserbably on my gigabyte ga-m55plus-s3g MOBO desktop (multiboot) , didn't find all of my installs, only added karmic to the menu ,won't boot, file not found error ,booted live cd , found that grub2 had written the wrong uuid for my karmic install , copied the correct boot stanza from my backup menu.lst, won't chainload but atleast I can get back into karmic . continuing to troubleshoot . edit : copied correct uuid to the chainloader line and now it chainloads , seems slower that the old grub and even thoug it found ( the installer said it did) 2 of my other 3 installs it did not add them to the boot list . __________________ if it ain't broke you haven't tweaked it enough Last edited by ronacc; June 8th, 2009 at 08:50 PM..

June 8th, 2009	#10
inportb 100% Pure Ubuntu Join Date: Jan 2007 Beans: 929 Kubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala	Re: Please help test grub2 Yarrrgh, passed and posted. __________________ my shiz: http://inportb.com/

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