Linux Kernel(s) for Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope)

[coffeecat]

Billee, as I thought, you're running Jaunty with the Hardy kernel. Interesting that it works. Did you do an upgrade from Hardy directly to Jaunty without upgrading to Intrepid, because you don't seem to have an Intrepid kernel?

Anyway, edit menu.lst with administrator privileges with this from a terminal:

gksudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst

Now copy and paste the code I've posted below to between these two lines:

splashimage=(hd0,2)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz

Copy and paste here

title Ubuntu 8.04, kernel 2.6.24-16-generic

title Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-16-generic
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-16-generic root=UUID=1b666341-204d-4c03-b1e8-5d0382a9b3b6 ro all_generic_ide quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-16-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-16-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-16-generic root=UUID=1b666341-204d-4c03-b1e8-5d0382a9b3b6 ro all_generic_ide quiet
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-16-generic

title Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-15-generic
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-15-generic root=UUID=1b666341-204d-4c03-b1e8-5d0382a9b3b6 ro all_generic_ide quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-15-generic
quiet

title Ubuntu 9.04, kernel 2.6.28-15-generic (recovery mode)
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28-15-generic root=UUID=1b666341-204d-4c03-b1e8-5d0382a9b3b6 ro all_generic_ide quiet
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28-15-generic

That will give you menu entries for the -15 and -16 Jaunty kernels. Try the -15 one if the -16 one gives problems. I haven't given you stanzas for the -14 kernel (which you also have installed) which is probably now surplus to requirement. Let us know how you get on.

[Billee]

For future reference, please put large outputs (i.e error logs or config files) between code tags so your post isn't 80 miles long (in case there's confusion it should look like: {code} config file or error log{/code} where {} is replaced with []).
Also, that yellow font doesn't show for crap on the white background!

Thanks...I am still getting used to this forum stuff. I realized the error in the color after I posted it. I wanted a highlighted text, not font color.

Did you do an upgrade from Hardy directly to Jaunty without upgrading to Intrepid

Yes. I will try to get to your suggestions after we finish with Christmas decorations. I'll let you know how it goes.

[coffeecat]

Yes.

It's not recommended to skip a version when dist-upgrading. Usually you should Hardy > Intrepid > Jaunty in two steps. Let's hope it doesn't give you problems - apart from not upwriting menu.lst for you.

[ST3ALTHPSYCH0]

I hope I didn't come across as rude, just trying to help you get help.

[coffeecat]

I hope I didn't come across as rude, just trying to help you get help.

I try to remember to put in a smiley or two if I'm picking someone up on a point of netiquette or forum use. It helps to reassure them I'm being good-humoured.

[ST3ALTHPSYCH0]

Good advice.

[Billee]

Thank you, gentlemen. Coffeecat's suggestion worked! (Did I ever doubt you ).

[coffeecat]

(Did I ever doubt you ).

Sounds as though you might have had a couple of wavering moments. But I'm glad it's fixed.

However, talking of doubts, I've just noticed I posted this last night...

apart from not upwriting menu.lst for you.

Upwriting?!