Whenever I run the Ubuntu automated update program and it installs a new kernel version, It screws up my GRUB menu.lst. Not only does it create multiple entries for Ubuntu, it deletes the entries for the other Windows OSes (XP and Dell Utility Partition). Is there a way to set the autoupdater to not screw around with the bootloader menu, or is it just better to update the kernel manually?
bnrup 0 Light Poster
mjdodd 27 Posting Pro
This may not help but I use Kubuntu (very similiar) with the KDE interface (version 7.1 is downloadable) and this does not screw up or change the grub startup loader; I have both XP and kununtu on this hard disk and a recovery partition.
bnrup 0 Light Poster
On my Ubuntu setup, I actually installed KDE, which ubuntu detects as kubuntu. Therefore, I have the option to either start a session with KDE or GNOME. However, the original install was the GNOME version of Ubuntu.
John A 1,896 Vampirical Lurker Team Colleague
This may not help but I use Kubuntu (very similiar) with the KDE interface (version 7.1 is downloadable) and this does not screw up or change the grub startup loader; I have both XP and kununtu on this hard disk and a recovery partition.
To my knowledge, the only functional difference between Ubuntu and Kubuntu is the window manager and software associated with it. If Ubuntu screws up menu.lst, it's highly unlikely that installing Kubuntu will change anything.
To the original poster: what version of Ubuntu are you using?
jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
in the grub configuration file you can set it so that there are entries that are always present and are not regenerated when the kernel is updated. Google it.
John A 1,896 Vampirical Lurker Team Colleague
in the grub configuration file you can set it so that there are entries that are always present and are not regenerated when the kernel is updated. Google it.
Well, you're supposed to add all extra operating system entries after the ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST line in menu.lst, but that doesn't necessarily guarantee it won't be overwritten, due to some bugs with older versions of Ubuntu.
Sturm 270 Veteran Poster
Just uninstall your old kernels, that should fix menu.lst.
bnrup 0 Light Poster
To my knowledge, the only functional difference between Ubuntu and Kubuntu is the window manager and software associated with it. If Ubuntu screws up menu.lst, it's highly unlikely that installing Kubuntu will change anything.
To the original poster: what version of Ubuntu are you using?
I am using Ubuntu 7.10, the latest version.
bnrup 0 Light Poster
Well, you're supposed to add all extra operating system entries after the
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LISTline in menu.lst, but that doesn't necessarily guarantee it won't be overwritten, due to some bugs with older versions of Ubuntu.
Well, is there a way to put Windows XP at the bottom of the list and still make it the default OS to be booted?
Sturm 270 Veteran Poster
>Well, is there a way to put Windows XP at the bottom of the list and still make it the default OS to be booted?
Hypothetically, you could on every shutdown replace /boot/grub/menu.lst with your own menu.lst...
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