SCRIPT: GrubED - GUI Grub editing

[loserboy]

i'm at work now and have have to test it later, but i doubt its GrubEd, cuz everything worked till i installed kubuntu so i guess it just changed the path or whatever. thanks for the help

also just to confirm what your saying, if this goes properly i should be able to use GrubEd from gnome even though kubuntu is on a dif hdd, right as long i did what you said?

sorry for all this i'm just slightly nervous screwing with grub.

[Tomosaur]

GrubEd will only alter the menu.lst file of the partition it is installed on. If you have Ubuntu and Kubuntu installed, then using it on Ubuntu will only alter the menu.lst on the Ubuntu partition, and using it on Kubuntu will only alter the menu.lst on the Kubuntu partition.

[loserboy]

ok then that must be whats wrong because nothing i do in ubuntu is effecting the grub that i see at bootup, like GrubEd or direct edit of menu.lst

should i just reinstall grub from ubuntu?

btw this is the men.lst from ubuntu

# 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 change this entry to 'saved' 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		5

## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
#hiddenmenu

# Pretty colours
color blue/black light-blue/black

## 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=/dev/sdb5 ro

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd1,4)

## 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

## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
##      altoptions=(recovery mode) 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=2

## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
##      memtest86=false
# memtest86=false

## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=true

## ## End Default Options ##

title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-26-386
root		(hd1,4)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-26-386 root=/dev/sdb5 ro quiet splash
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-26-386
savedefault
boot

title		Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.15-26-386 (recovery mode)
root		(hd1,4)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.15-26-386 root=/dev/sdb5 ro single
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.15-26-386
boot

### 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		Microsoft Windows XP Professional
root		(hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader	+1

[Tomosaur]

Weird - Kubuntu doesn't show up on your Ubuntu menu.lst. You may want to run 'sudo update-grub' to see if it adds it properly.

As long as your menu.lst file is there - GrubEd should be able to alter it - regardless of whether or not Grub then notices your changes. If GrubEd isn't changing anything at all - then that's a bit more confusing. Do you have a 'weird' setup? Is your /boot on a different partition or something like that?

[loserboy]

good question ill look when i get home, i really don't know. I use the standard install for ubuntu and kubuntu, so i would think it would b at default, as far as partitions go ubuntu has its own hd with normal partitions for /, home and swap.

kubuntu is on a hd with xp, but if i recall is default as well just root and swap.

edit: ok i updated grub, no dif.
im just gonna reinstall grub and see what happens, hey if i screw something up it won't be the worst thing ive ever done

[mothafukaa]

ok, so , im pretty much a noob
well, im a complete noob when it comes to linux, i JUST installed linux on my machine for the first time
well, i dont know how to install
all i know is my grubed is on my desktop, and i dont get what it means by "From the terminal, cd to the directory this help file is in, and type:
sudo ./install'
what i dotn get is the "cd to the directory"
plz help help

[Tomosaur]

The term 'cd' is a command you can type into the terminal to move between different directories/folders on your hard drive. When you load up a terminal, it will start in your home directory. Since grubed is on your desktop, you'd type this:

cd Desktop/GrubEd/

And it SHOULD take you to the GrubEd folder. The cd command is one of the main terminal functions, you should learn how to use it.

[mssever]

ok, so , im pretty much a noob
well, im a complete noob when it comes to linux, i JUST installed linux on my machine for the first time
well, i dont know how to install
all i know is my grubed is on my desktop, and i dont get what it means by "From the terminal, cd to the directory this help file is in, and type:
sudo ./install'
what i dotn get is the "cd to the directory"
plz help help

You might consider reading http://linuxcommand.org for more info.

[uk_sphinx]

thnx i only just got it.
apologize if you sent it yesterday.
cheers

[rbraswel]

I just got ubuntu and having trouble installing grubed. I unzipped the zip file and it is on my desktop. When I got into the terminal to run sudo ./install it doesnt recognize the path and if I double-click the install file in the Grubed folder it ask to run but it does nothing. Can anyone point me in the right direction?