Re: GRUB update problems

2010-01-08 Thread Henry W. Peters
* Henry W. Peters wrote: * Robert Millan wrote: In principle, the right list for obtaining help with GRUB would be help-grub. But in practice, I'm not sure if there will be people there who can provide user assistance. Therefore user questions are tollerated in grub-devel. I'd really like to

Re: GRUB update problems

2010-01-08 Thread Henry W. Peters
Robert Millan wrote: On Fri, Jan 08, 2010 at 10:39:38AM -0500, Henry W. Peters wrote: Ok, not getting any response here, probably means either: 1.) This is not the correct forum for someone NOT knowledgeable in the inner workings of GRUB2, 2.) & or no one give a flying fig if someone has

Re: GRUB update problems

2010-01-08 Thread Robert Millan
On Fri, Jan 08, 2010 at 10:39:38AM -0500, Henry W. Peters wrote: > Ok, not getting any response here, probably means either: > > 1.) This is not the correct forum for someone NOT knowledgeable in the > inner workings of GRUB2, > > 2.) & or no one give a flying fig if someone has a serious problem

Re: GRUB update problems

2010-01-08 Thread Henry W. Peters
Ok, not getting any response here, probably means either: 1.) This is not the correct forum for someone NOT knowledgeable in the inner workings of GRUB2, 2.) & or no one give a flying fig if someone has a serious problem involving GRUB (1 or 2). Would someone be so kind as to explain... & p

Re: GRUB update problems

2010-01-06 Thread Henry W. Peters
Henry W. Peters wrote: Felix Zielcke wrote: Am Dienstag, den 05.01.2010, 13:58 -0500 schrieb Henry W. Peters: Then I did check the /etc/default/grub file, & this is what I got (I took out the '# at the GRUB_GFXMODE=1440x900' & changed the resolution... I tried doing an '#update-grub' both in

Re: GRUB update problems

2010-01-05 Thread Henry W. Peters
Felix Zielcke wrote: Am Dienstag, den 05.01.2010, 13:58 -0500 schrieb Henry W. Peters: Then I did check the /etc/default/grub file, & this is what I got (I took out the '# at the GRUB_GFXMODE=1440x900' & changed the resolution... I tried doing an '#update-grub' both in the terminal while bo

Re: GRUB update problems

2010-01-05 Thread Felix Zielcke
Am Dienstag, den 05.01.2010, 13:58 -0500 schrieb Henry W. Peters: > > Felix Zielcke wrote: > > Am Dienstag, den 05.01.2010, 13:07 -0500 schrieb Henry W. Peters: > > > >> I run Debian Lenny sid/squeeze, the updater this morning just > >> "updated" > >> my GRUB2 version... (not sure of the versi

Re: GRUB update problems

2010-01-05 Thread Henry W. Peters
Felix Zielcke wrote: Am Dienstag, den 05.01.2010, 13:07 -0500 schrieb Henry W. Peters: I run Debian Lenny sid/squeeze, the updater this morning just "updated" my GRUB2 version... (not sure of the version). normally it doestn't make sense to have stable (lenny), testing (squeeze) and

Re: GRUB update problems

2010-01-05 Thread Felix Zielcke
Am Dienstag, den 05.01.2010, 13:07 -0500 schrieb Henry W. Peters: > I run Debian Lenny sid/squeeze, the updater this morning just > "updated" > my GRUB2 version... (not sure of the version). normally it doestn't make sense to have stable (lenny), testing (squeeze) and unstable (sid) in /etc/apt/s

GRUB update problems

2010-01-05 Thread Henry W. Peters
I run Debian Lenny sid/squeeze, the updater this morning just "updated" my GRUB2 version... (not sure of the version). Anyway, I have a Dell S1909 WX monitor at resolution 1440 x 900 (analogue) at 60 Hz. (the recommended resolution). I do dual boot with Windows XP (sp3) & besides a GNOME deskt