ericwwheeler
November 30th, 2009, 01:14 AM
I have Ubuntu 9.10 AMD 64 installed on my tx1220us I previously had Fedora 12 on the /dev/sda2 booting from the root partition (my boot partition was formatted ext4-Fedora12 livecd doesn't recognize ext4) So I installed 9.10 and let the installer handle the grub install. I have tried adding the Fedora 12 boot entry to the /etc/grub.d/40_custom file but I think the problem is that all kernel paths are relative to / because it didn't recognize my ext4 boot partition (when I installed Ubuntu I changed the boot partition to ext3). Here is my current grub.cfg:
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s /boot/grub/grubenv ]; then
have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ ${prev_saved_entry} ]; then
saved_entry=${prev_saved_entry}
save_env saved_entry
prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
fi
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ac697eb5-585a-4a73-85a1-b250ed069d73
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
if [ ${recordfail} = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/white
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-15-generic" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
set quiet=1
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ac697eb5-585a-4a73-85a1-b250ed069d73
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-15-generic root=UUID=ac697eb5-585a-4a73-85a1-b250ed069d73 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-15-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-15-generic (recovery mode)" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ac697eb5-585a-4a73-85a1-b250ed069d73
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-15-generic root=UUID=ac697eb5-585a-4a73-85a1-b250ed069d73 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-15-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-14-generic" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
set quiet=1
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ac697eb5-585a-4a73-85a1-b250ed069d73
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=ac697eb5-585a-4a73-85a1-b250ed069d73 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-14-generic (recovery mode)" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ac697eb5-585a-4a73-85a1-b250ed069d73
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=ac697eb5-585a-4a73-85a1-b250ed069d73 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
if [ ${timeout} != -1 ]; then
if keystatus; then
if keystatus --shift; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=0
fi
else
if sleep --interruptible 3 ; then
set timeout=0
fi
fi
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
title Fedora (2.6.31.5-127.fc12.x86_64)
root (hd0,0)
kernel/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31.5-127.fc12.x86_64 ro root=UUID=28257f3b-84e3-4823-a8b6-b4570bc36eb5 noiswmd LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 KEYBORDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=us rhgb quiet
initrd /boot/initramfs-2.6.31.5-127.fc12.x86_64.img
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
and my current partition table, fdisk -l
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 26 204800 83 Linux
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda2 26 11499 92160000 83 Linux
/dev/sda3 11499 12009 4096000 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda4 12010 24321 98896140 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 12010 23815 94831663+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 23816 24321 4064413+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Any suggestions on how to get /dev/sda2 (Fedora 12) to boot?
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s /boot/grub/grubenv ]; then
have_grubenv=true
load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ ${prev_saved_entry} ]; then
saved_entry=${prev_saved_entry}
save_env saved_entry
prev_saved_entry=
save_env prev_saved_entry
fi
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ac697eb5-585a-4a73-85a1-b250ed069d73
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
set gfxmode=640x480
insmod gfxterm
insmod vbe
if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
# For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
# understand terminal_output
terminal gfxterm
fi
fi
if [ ${recordfail} = 1 ]; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/white
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-15-generic" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
set quiet=1
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ac697eb5-585a-4a73-85a1-b250ed069d73
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-15-generic root=UUID=ac697eb5-585a-4a73-85a1-b250ed069d73 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-15-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-15-generic (recovery mode)" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ac697eb5-585a-4a73-85a1-b250ed069d73
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-15-generic root=UUID=ac697eb5-585a-4a73-85a1-b250ed069d73 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-15-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-14-generic" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
set quiet=1
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ac697eb5-585a-4a73-85a1-b250ed069d73
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=ac697eb5-585a-4a73-85a1-b250ed069d73 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
}
menuentry "Ubuntu, Linux 2.6.31-14-generic (recovery mode)" {
recordfail=1
if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi
insmod ext2
set root=(hd0,5)
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set ac697eb5-585a-4a73-85a1-b250ed069d73
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-14-generic root=UUID=ac697eb5-585a-4a73-85a1-b250ed069d73 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-14-generic
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
if [ ${timeout} != -1 ]; then
if keystatus; then
if keystatus --shift; then
set timeout=-1
else
set timeout=0
fi
else
if sleep --interruptible 3 ; then
set timeout=0
fi
fi
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
title Fedora (2.6.31.5-127.fc12.x86_64)
root (hd0,0)
kernel/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31.5-127.fc12.x86_64 ro root=UUID=28257f3b-84e3-4823-a8b6-b4570bc36eb5 noiswmd LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 KEYBORDTYPE=pc KEYTABLE=us rhgb quiet
initrd /boot/initramfs-2.6.31.5-127.fc12.x86_64.img
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
and my current partition table, fdisk -l
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 26 204800 83 Linux
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda2 26 11499 92160000 83 Linux
/dev/sda3 11499 12009 4096000 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda4 12010 24321 98896140 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 12010 23815 94831663+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 23816 24321 4064413+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Any suggestions on how to get /dev/sda2 (Fedora 12) to boot?