Re: [gentoo-user] GRUB question

Re: [gentoo-user] GRUB question

[Alan McKinnon]

On Wednesday 18 June 2008, Matthew R. Lee wrote:
> I've just compiled a new kernel. I then mounted the boot partition,
> copied the new bzimage across, along with .config and system.map. I
> then edited the grub.conf But when I reboot it offers me the same
> options as in the old grub.conf not the new one. I must have missed a
> step somewhere, but I can't think where. Can anyone point me in the
> right direction
> Thanks
> Matt
>
> New grub.conf:
> default 0
>
> timeout 30
>
> splashimage=(hd0,0) /boot/grub/splash2.xpm.gz
>
> title=Gentoo 2.6.22-r2
>
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.22-r2-2 root=/dev/sda3
> video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap,1280x800-24@70
>
> title=Gentoo 2.6.25-r5
>
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.25-r5 root=/dev/sda3
> video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap,1280x800-24@70


Switch the stanzas around in grub.conf. You have the older kernel listed 
first, and 'default 0'


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[gentoo-user] GRUB question

[Matthew R. Lee]

I've just compiled a new kernel. I then mounted the boot partition, copied the 
new bzimage across, along with .config and system.map. I then edited the 
grub.conf But when I reboot it offers me the same options as in the old 
grub.conf not the new one. I must have missed a step somewhere, but I can't 
think where. Can anyone point me in the right direction
Thanks
Matt

New grub.conf:
default 0

timeout 30

splashimage=(hd0,0) /boot/grub/splash2.xpm.gz

title=Gentoo 2.6.22-r2

root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.22-r2-2 root=/dev/sda3 
video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap,1280x800-24@70

title=Gentoo 2.6.25-r5

root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.25-r5 root=/dev/sda3 
video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap,1280x800-24@70

Old grub.conf:
default 0

timeout 30

splashimage=(hd0,0) /boot/grub/splash2.xpm.gz

title=Gentoo 2.6.22-r2

root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.22-r2-2 root=/dev/sda3 
video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap,1280x800-24@70

title=Gentoo 2.6.18-r6

root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.18-r6 root=/dev/sda3 
video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap,1280x800-24@70
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Re: [gentoo-user] GRUB question

[Neil Bothwick]

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On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:34:35 -0400, Matthew R. Lee wrote:

> I've just compiled a new kernel. I then mounted the boot partition,
> copied the new bzimage across, along with .config and system.map. I
> then edited the grub.conf But when I reboot it offers me the same
> options as in the old grub.conf not the new one.

It's much easier to use make install to copy and have your grub entries
point to vmlinuz and vmlinuz.old, that way you don't need to touch your
grub config.

Do you also have a menu.lst file in /boot/grub (as opposed to a symlink).
AFAIK, this file takes precedence over grub.conf if both are present.


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Re: [gentoo-user] GRUB question

[Florian Philipp]

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On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:34:35 -0400
"Matthew R. Lee" <gentoo@matthewlee.org> wrote:

> I've just compiled a new kernel. I then mounted the boot partition,
> copied the new bzimage across, along with .config and system.map. I
> then edited the grub.conf But when I reboot it offers me the same
> options as in the old grub.conf not the new one. I must have missed a
> step somewhere, but I can't think where. Can anyone point me in the
> right direction Thanks
> Matt
> 

Did you check whether you've really overwritten the old grub.conf?
Is the file in the right directory (/boot/grub/)? Is there a symlink
menu.lst on grub.conf? 
Do you really boot from that partition?

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Re: [gentoo-user] GRUB question

[Matthew R. Lee]

On Wednesday 18 June 2008 17:54:28 Florian Philipp wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:34:35 -0400
>
> "Matthew R. Lee" <gentoo@matthewlee.org> wrote:
> > I've just compiled a new kernel. I then mounted the boot partition,
> > copied the new bzimage across, along with .config and system.map. I
> > then edited the grub.conf But when I reboot it offers me the same
> > options as in the old grub.conf not the new one. I must have missed a
> > step somewhere, but I can't think where. Can anyone point me in the
> > right direction Thanks
> > Matt
>
> Did you check whether you've really overwritten the old grub.conf?
> Is the file in the right directory (/boot/grub/)? Is there a symlink
> menu.lst on grub.conf?
> Do you really boot from that partition?

the file /boot/grub/grub.conf has the new config.
menu.lst is a symlink to grub.conf
/boot is the mount point for /dev/sda1 the boot partition
the only thing that I changed is to replace the oldest kernel with the newest. 
The order shouldn't make any difference, I want the default to be my current 
working kernel. I want to test the new kernel before I make it the default.
Point is that this setup was working previously and has done so since I 
started using gentoo.  I have checked to make sure that /dev/sda1 was really 
mounted at /boot when I copied everything across, and it was. So I don't know 
what has gone wrong.

Matt

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Re: [gentoo-user] GRUB question

[dhk]

Matthew R. Lee wrote:
> On Wednesday 18 June 2008 17:54:28 Florian Philipp wrote:
>> On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:34:35 -0400
>>
>> "Matthew R. Lee" <gentoo@matthewlee.org> wrote:
>>> I've just compiled a new kernel. I then mounted the boot partition,
>>> copied the new bzimage across, along with .config and system.map. I
>>> then edited the grub.conf But when I reboot it offers me the same
>>> options as in the old grub.conf not the new one. I must have missed a
>>> step somewhere, but I can't think where. Can anyone point me in the
>>> right direction Thanks
>>> Matt
>> Did you check whether you've really overwritten the old grub.conf?
>> Is the file in the right directory (/boot/grub/)? Is there a symlink
>> menu.lst on grub.conf?
>> Do you really boot from that partition?
> 
> the file /boot/grub/grub.conf has the new config.
> menu.lst is a symlink to grub.conf
> /boot is the mount point for /dev/sda1 the boot partition
> the only thing that I changed is to replace the oldest kernel with the newest. 
> The order shouldn't make any difference, I want the default to be my current 
> working kernel. I want to test the new kernel before I make it the default.
> Point is that this setup was working previously and has done so since I 
> started using gentoo.  I have checked to make sure that /dev/sda1 was really 
> mounted at /boot when I copied everything across, and it was. So I don't know 
> what has gone wrong.
> 
> Matt
> 
Did you run grub-install?
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Re: [gentoo-user] GRUB question

[Matthew R. Lee]

On Thursday 19 June 2008 06:07:27 dhk wrote:
> Matthew R. Lee wrote:
> > On Wednesday 18 June 2008 17:54:28 Florian Philipp wrote:
> >> On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:34:35 -0400
> >>
> >> "Matthew R. Lee" <gentoo@matthewlee.org> wrote:
> >>> I've just compiled a new kernel. I then mounted the boot partition,
> >>> copied the new bzimage across, along with .config and system.map. I
> >>> then edited the grub.conf But when I reboot it offers me the same
> >>> options as in the old grub.conf not the new one. I must have missed a
> >>> step somewhere, but I can't think where. Can anyone point me in the
> >>> right direction Thanks
> >>> Matt
> >>
> >> Did you check whether you've really overwritten the old grub.conf?
> >> Is the file in the right directory (/boot/grub/)? Is there a symlink
> >> menu.lst on grub.conf?
> >> Do you really boot from that partition?
> >
> > the file /boot/grub/grub.conf has the new config.
> > menu.lst is a symlink to grub.conf
> > /boot is the mount point for /dev/sda1 the boot partition
> > the only thing that I changed is to replace the oldest kernel with the
> > newest. The order shouldn't make any difference, I want the default to be
> > my current working kernel. I want to test the new kernel before I make it
> > the default. Point is that this setup was working previously and has done
> > so since I started using gentoo.  I have checked to make sure that
> > /dev/sda1 was really mounted at /boot when I copied everything across,
> > and it was. So I don't know what has gone wrong.
> >
> > Matt
>
> Did you run grub-install?

No, and before I do, given the warnings in the manual, I want to make sure I 
don't screw up
I have a standard partition layout with three partitions sda1 (boot) sda2 
(swap) sda3 (the rest). sda1 is the bootable partition

So I issue the command grub-instal /dev/sda
Correct??

Thanks
Matt 

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Re: [gentoo-user] GRUB question

[Miika Linnapuomi]

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Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:00:41 -0400
"Matthew R. Lee" <gentoo@matthewlee.org> wrote:

> On Thursday 19 June 2008 06:07:27 dhk wrote:
> > Matthew R. Lee wrote:
> > > On Wednesday 18 June 2008 17:54:28 Florian Philipp wrote:
> > >> On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:34:35 -0400
> > >>
> > >> "Matthew R. Lee" <gentoo@matthewlee.org> wrote:
> > >>> I've just compiled a new kernel. I then mounted the boot
> > >>> partition, copied the new bzimage across, along with .config
> > >>> and system.map. I then edited the grub.conf But when I reboot
> > >>> it offers me the same options as in the old grub.conf not the
> > >>> new one. I must have missed a step somewhere, but I can't think
> > >>> where. Can anyone point me in the right direction Thanks
> > >>> Matt
> > >>
> > >> Did you check whether you've really overwritten the old
> > >> grub.conf? Is the file in the right directory (/boot/grub/)? Is
> > >> there a symlink menu.lst on grub.conf?
> > >> Do you really boot from that partition?
> > >
> > > the file /boot/grub/grub.conf has the new config.
> > > menu.lst is a symlink to grub.conf
> > > /boot is the mount point for /dev/sda1 the boot partition
> > > the only thing that I changed is to replace the oldest kernel
> > > with the newest. The order shouldn't make any difference, I want
> > > the default to be my current working kernel. I want to test the
> > > new kernel before I make it the default. Point is that this setup
> > > was working previously and has done so since I started using
> > > gentoo.  I have checked to make sure that /dev/sda1 was really
> > > mounted at /boot when I copied everything across, and it was. So
> > > I don't know what has gone wrong.
> > >
> > > Matt
> >
> > Did you run grub-install?
> 
> No, and before I do, given the warnings in the manual, I want to make
> sure I don't screw up
> I have a standard partition layout with three partitions sda1 (boot)
> sda2 (swap) sda3 (the rest). sda1 is the bootable partition
> 
> So I issue the command grub-instal /dev/sda
> Correct??
> 
> Thanks
> Matt 
> 

Yes, grub-install /dev/sda should do it. Just make sure /boot is mounted


Thanks

Miika

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Re: [gentoo-user] GRUB question

[Matthew R. Lee]

On Monday 23 June 2008 16:55:08 Miika Linnapuomi wrote:
> Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:00:41 -0400
>
> "Matthew R. Lee" <gentoo@matthewlee.org> wrote:
> > On Thursday 19 June 2008 06:07:27 dhk wrote:
> > > Matthew R. Lee wrote:
> > > > On Wednesday 18 June 2008 17:54:28 Florian Philipp wrote:
> > > >> On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:34:35 -0400
> > > >>
> > > >> "Matthew R. Lee" <gentoo@matthewlee.org> wrote:
> > > >>> I've just compiled a new kernel. I then mounted the boot
> > > >>> partition, copied the new bzimage across, along with .config
> > > >>> and system.map. I then edited the grub.conf But when I reboot
> > > >>> it offers me the same options as in the old grub.conf not the
> > > >>> new one. I must have missed a step somewhere, but I can't think
> > > >>> where. Can anyone point me in the right direction Thanks
> > > >>> Matt
> > > >>
> > > >> Did you check whether you've really overwritten the old
> > > >> grub.conf? Is the file in the right directory (/boot/grub/)? Is
> > > >> there a symlink menu.lst on grub.conf?
> > > >> Do you really boot from that partition?
> > > >
> > > > the file /boot/grub/grub.conf has the new config.
> > > > menu.lst is a symlink to grub.conf
> > > > /boot is the mount point for /dev/sda1 the boot partition
> > > > the only thing that I changed is to replace the oldest kernel
> > > > with the newest. The order shouldn't make any difference, I want
> > > > the default to be my current working kernel. I want to test the
> > > > new kernel before I make it the default. Point is that this setup
> > > > was working previously and has done so since I started using
> > > > gentoo.  I have checked to make sure that /dev/sda1 was really
> > > > mounted at /boot when I copied everything across, and it was. So
> > > > I don't know what has gone wrong.
> > > >
> > > > Matt
> > >
> > > Did you run grub-install?
> >
> > No, and before I do, given the warnings in the manual, I want to make
> > sure I don't screw up
> > I have a standard partition layout with three partitions sda1 (boot)
> > sda2 (swap) sda3 (the rest). sda1 is the bootable partition
> >
> > So I issue the command grub-instal /dev/sda
> > Correct??
> >
> > Thanks
> > Matt
>
> Yes, grub-install /dev/sda should do it. Just make sure /boot is mounted
>
>
> Thanks
>
> Miika
Well I ran grub-install, but I've run into a problem.
When I reboot the splash and menu do not appear, so I can't select which 
kernel to boot.  If I press return the the first kernel in the list is 
loaded. After a screen full of gibberish the normal list of processes etc 
intitating fill the screen until X starts.
I've included my grub.conf below.
Anybody know what the problem is?
Thanks
Matt

default 0

timeout 30

splashimage=(hd0,0) /boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz

title=Gentoo 2.6.22-r2

root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.22-r2-2 root=/dev/sda3 
video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap,1280x800-24@70

title=Gentoo 2.6.25-r5

root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.25-r5 root=/dev/sda3 
video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap,1280x800-24@70


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Re: [gentoo-user] GRUB question

[Miika Linnapuomi]

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Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:17:31 -0400
"Matthew R. Lee" <gentoo@matthewlee.org> wrote:

> Well I ran grub-install, but I've run into a problem.
> When I reboot the splash and menu do not appear, so I can't select
> which kernel to boot.  If I press return the the first kernel in the
> list is loaded. After a screen full of gibberish the normal list of
> processes etc intitating fill the screen until X starts.
> I've included my grub.conf below.
> Anybody know what the problem is?
> Thanks
> Matt
> 
> default 0
> 
> timeout 30
> 
> splashimage=(hd0,0) /boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> 
> title=Gentoo 2.6.22-r2
> 
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.22-r2-2 root=/dev/sda3 
> video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap,1280x800-24@70
> 
> title=Gentoo 2.6.25-r5
> 
> root (hd0,0)
> kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.25-r5 root=/dev/sda3 
> video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap,1280x800-24@70

Loading a non-existent splash can do that. You could try without the
splash, or with

splashimage /boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz

Thanks

Miika

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Re: [gentoo-user] GRUB question

[Matthew R. Lee]

On Monday 23 June 2008 17:41:30 Miika Linnapuomi wrote:
> Mon, 23 Jun 2008 17:17:31 -0400
>
> "Matthew R. Lee" <gentoo@matthewlee.org> wrote:
> > Well I ran grub-install, but I've run into a problem.
> > When I reboot the splash and menu do not appear, so I can't select
> > which kernel to boot.  If I press return the the first kernel in the
> > list is loaded. After a screen full of gibberish the normal list of
> > processes etc intitating fill the screen until X starts.
> > I've included my grub.conf below.
> > Anybody know what the problem is?
> > Thanks
> > Matt
> >
> > default 0
> >
> > timeout 30
> >
> > splashimage=(hd0,0) /boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> >
> > title=Gentoo 2.6.22-r2
> >
> > root (hd0,0)
> > kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.22-r2-2 root=/dev/sda3
> > video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap,1280x800-24@70
> >
> > title=Gentoo 2.6.25-r5
> >
> > root (hd0,0)
> > kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.25-r5 root=/dev/sda3
> > video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap,1280x800-24@70
>
> Loading a non-existent splash can do that. You could try without the
> splash, or with
>
> splashimage /boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
>
> Thanks
>
> Miika

So I should comment out the 
line "splashimage=(hd0,0) /boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz"

The file splash.xpm.gz does exist though

Matt

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Re: [gentoo-user] GRUB question

[Peter Ruskin]

On Monday 23 June 2008, Matthew R. Lee wrote:
> So I should comment out the
> line "splashimage=(hd0,0) /boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz"
                           ^
---------------------------|

Kill this space and it should work.

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Re: [gentoo-user] GRUB question

[Neil Walker]

Matthew R. Lee wrote:
> So I should comment out the 
> line "splashimage=(hd0,0) /boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz"
>
> The file splash.xpm.gz does exist though
>   

Maybe it does - but the path you have entered in grub.conf doesn't. ;) 
There should not be a space after "(hd0,0)".


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Re: [gentoo-user] GRUB question

[Matthew R. Lee]

On Monday 23 June 2008 18:11:09 Neil Walker wrote:
> Matthew R. Lee wrote:
> > So I should comment out the
> > line "splashimage=(hd0,0) /boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz"
> >
> > The file splash.xpm.gz does exist though
>
> Maybe it does - but the path you have entered in grub.conf doesn't. ;)
> There should not be a space after "(hd0,0)".
>
>
> Be lucky,
>
> Neil
>
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Thanks that sorted it
However, looking at old, backup, versions of grub.conf that I have; they all 
have the same space and before the grub-install the splash appeared when 
booting.

Saludos
Matt

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