On Wed, Jun 27, 2007 at 07:35:02PM +0530, shirish wrote: > >> > >> -- > >> Bean > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------ > >> > >> Message: 8 > >> Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 10:18:09 +0800 > >> From: Bean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: Re: GRUB 2 does not show new kernel :( > >> To: The development of GRUB 2 <grub-devel@gnu.org> > >> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >> > >> On Wed, Jun 27, 2007 at 01:18:41AM +0530, shirish wrote: > >> > Hi all, > >> > I thought long & hard before making this post. I tried all > >> > the avenues , the #GRUB channel on IRC, the forums at ubuntuforums ( > >> > 136 views at this point in time but no answers :( ) . hence made long > >> > posts about the issue at > >> > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=484856 > >> > > >> > If anybody knows what I need to do or look for , please lemme know. > > > > > > >Message: 3 > >Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:39:35 +0800 > >From: Bean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: GRUB 2 does not show new kernel :( > >To: The development of GRUB 2 <grub-devel@gnu.org> > >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > >On Wed, Jun 27, 2007 at 11:55:07AM +0530, shirish wrote: > >> Hi all, > >> Mr. Bean (chuckles knowing a different bean :) ) , first of all > >> thank you for your time. You are right as far as unifont.pff is > >> concerned. I just did a search and saw that unifont is not installed. > >> Have installed it now. But still the same issue is there. > >> > >> btw I have two hard disks :- > >> > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo fdisk -l > >> [sudo] password for shirish: > >> > >> Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes > >> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders > >> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > >> > >> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > >> /dev/sda1 * 1 1912 15358108+ 7 HPFS/NTFS > >> /dev/sda2 1913 19457 140930212+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) > >> /dev/sda5 1913 6083 33503526 7 HPFS/NTFS > >> /dev/sda6 6084 10254 33503526 7 HPFS/NTFS > >> /dev/sda7 10255 14425 33503526 7 HPFS/NTFS > >> /dev/sda8 14426 18596 33503526 7 HPFS/NTFS > >> /dev/sda9 18597 19457 6915951 7 HPFS/NTFS > >> > >> Disk /dev/sdb: 80.0 GB, 80060424192 bytes > >> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9733 cylinders > >> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > >> > >> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > >> /dev/sdb1 * 1 1216 9767488+ 83 Linux > >> /dev/sdb2 1217 9483 66404677+ 83 Linux > >> /dev/sdb3 9484 9733 2008125 82 Linux swap / > >Solaris > >> > >> Another thing, is not written in /boot/grub/grub.cfg not to alter stuff ? > >> > >> # > >> # DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE > >> # > >> # It is automaticaly generated by /usr/sbin/update-grub using > >> templates from /etc/grub.d > >> # and settings from /etc/default/grub > >> # > >> > >> Please lemme know what is to be done & will try accordingly. > >> > > > >I recommend that you remove these lines: > > > >font (hd1,1)/usr/share/grub/unifont.pff > >set gfxmode=640x480 > >insmod gfxterm > >insmod vbe > >terminal gfxterm > > > >You will enter text mode, but this is not an issue since you're not using > >any non ascii characters. > > > >-- > >Bean > > Hi Mr. Bean, > I tried your way but ran into another problem straightaway. When I > tried to save the resulting file it gives me this error :- > > Could not save the file /boot/grub/grub.cfg. > > You are trying to save the file on a read-only disk. Please check that > you typed the location correctly and try again. > > Lemme say at the outset, this was with sudo > > sudo gedit /boot/grub/grub.cfg > > To check if its something to do with my hdd partitioning or something > I tried to make a file a .txt file in / using sudo & that was > successful. > > The only conclusion I can come to is there seems to be some kind of > write-protection put in place (like in floppy disks) or something > which needs to be unprotected otherwise the change cannot happen. Of > course I do have the option of doing the same from windows but unsure > if the text encoding might change or something. Preferably within > linux. > > Another dirty solution which somebody recommended was :- > > 1) open and edit the Grub menu list with "sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.list", > 2) comment out four lines pertaining to Grub2, > 3) copy the ten lines referring to 2.6.22-6 kernel and paste this just > below the Grub2 lines, > 4) you will now have two entries that will boot that kernel so you > must edit the lines you just pasted and change the 2.6.22-6 to read > 2.6.22-7, > 5) save the file and reboot. > > As always all comments, suggestions, flames welcome :) >
Have you checked the file permisson ? Try this: sudo chmod 666 /boot/grub/grub.cfg This will mark the file as read-write by all user. If the device is read-only, try to remount it as read-write. -- Bean _______________________________________________ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel
