remove grub, ubuntu is all i want

[NAWSE]

i just want to use ubuntu, and i want it to boot directly after i turn my laptop on. the grub is bothering me a lot. and there have been instances where the grub didn't boot (error 15). so i don't want any loaders or whatsoever in the picture. heard you can boot without need of a bootloader if you want to stick to one OS?

thanks in advance

[lisati]

You'll probably need something to load Ubuntu. If it wasn't for the occasional "Error 15" I'd suggest you do the following:

From the terimal, enter
sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
Then look for the line which reads
#hiddenmenu and remove the "#".
Then edit the "timeout" line to have a small number, save the file, and reboot. (Don't make the timeout zero unless you don't mind not being able to boot in with "recovery" mode)

[NAWSE]

oh you mean i will still get the error 15? and what do i do when i get one?

[NAWSE]

also, i started getting that error only after installing opensuse, and messing with the grub and boot options and everything. earlier i had ubuntu-vista dual boot with grub but i had no problems at all. its only after messing so much up and reformatting the hard disk(and hardy reinstallation), that error 15 came up for the first time ever. what went wrong? i just want a surity that ubuntu will boot for sure, when i turn my laptop on. i don't always carry a dvd or live-cd to repair.

[lisati]

The "Grub error 15" usually means that there's some problem locating your copy of Ubuntu.

Some places it is dealt with include:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1003827
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1004074
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=883257

Hope one of the above helps.

[caljohnsmith]

Do you get the Grub error 15 before seeing a Grub menu, or before seeing the text "press ESC to see menu," or do you get it after selecting an OS in the Grub menu? If you would like a hand sorting out the problem, how about opening a terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal) and post the output of:

sudo fdisk -lu
Also, for each of the drives fdisk lists, like sda, sdb, etc, please post the output of:

sudo xxd -l 2 -p /dev/sda
So replace "sda" above with each of your drives. Note "-l" is a lowercase L, not a one. And finally, for each command above that returns "eb48", please post:

sudo xxd -s 1049 -l 2 -p /dev/sda
And replace sda with the drives that previously returned "eb48". That will greatly clarify what your setup is like.