[ubuntu-uk] Default Kernel Issue
Hi I have just installed Xubuntu 12.10 on an HP laptop. It worked fine until I succumbed to the invitation to perform the 100+ updates in the queue. This included a new kernel version. After completion and rebooting, the screen remained blank after the Grub menu had disappeared, although disk activity and the wi-fi indicator light seemed to show everything else was booting up OK. I experimented with the Grub menu and found that by booting with the previous kernel version which, thankfully, was still available, every works fine. Does anybody know how to make the previous kernel version the default? It is accessed through the Ubuntu Advanced Options item on the Grub menu. The menu default item, defined in etc/default/grub, uses a zero-based integer value corresponding to the position of the required item on the menu. This does not provide a way to access sub-menu items. Any ideas, please? Regards Nige -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Default Kernel Issue
On 5 December 2012 14:05, Nigel Verity nigelver...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi I have just installed Xubuntu 12.10 on an HP laptop. It worked fine until I succumbed to the invitation to perform the 100+ updates in the queue. This included a new kernel version. After completion and rebooting, the screen remained blank after the Grub menu had disappeared, although disk activity and the wi-fi indicator light seemed to show everything else was booting up OK. I experimented with the Grub menu and found that by booting with the previous kernel version which, thankfully, was still available, every works fine. Does anybody know how to make the previous kernel version the default? It is accessed through the Ubuntu Advanced Options item on the Grub menu. The menu default item, defined in etc/default/grub, uses a zero-based integer value corresponding to the position of the required item on the menu. This does not provide a way to access sub-menu items. Any ideas, please? Regards Nige -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ Have you tried grub customiser: http://www.liberiangeek.net/2012/09/grub-customizer-3-0-released-install-it-in-ubuntu-12-04/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Default Kernel Issue
On 5 December 2012 14:05, Nigel Verity nigelver...@hotmail.com wrote: Hi I have just installed Xubuntu 12.10 on an HP laptop. It worked fine until I succumbed to the invitation to perform the 100+ updates in the queue. This included a new kernel version. After completion and rebooting, the screen remained blank after the Grub menu had disappeared, although disk activity and the wi-fi indicator light seemed to show everything else was booting up OK. I experimented with the Grub menu and found that by booting with the previous kernel version which, thankfully, was still available, every works fine. Does anybody know how to make the previous kernel version the default? It is accessed through the Ubuntu Advanced Options item on the Grub menu. The menu default item, defined in etc/default/grub, uses a zero-based integer value corresponding to the position of the required item on the menu. This does not provide a way to access sub-menu items. Any ideas, please? Just a small point, but you might be better off trying to find out what the problem is with the newer kernel before you write it off as a bad job. Also it's probably worth checking that your machine's BIOS is up-to-date and if not updating it. That is a common cause of kernel problems in my experience. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Default Kernel Issue
On 05/12/12 15:18, antonk20...@gmail.com wrote: I think if you boot into the old kernel and follow this guide, I. E. Remove the new offending kernel update it will default to the older kernel. http://db.tt/b9SP5avx I never removed a new kernel, only older ones. Please back up your data before you do so, after all you can always reinstall the os, but you can't get your files back(easily). P. S. It Is a drop box link to an odt file If you remove any kernel, you will need to do sudo update-grub, or it will still try to find the removed kernel and will not boot. Regards,Barry. -- Barry Drake is a member of the the Ubuntu Advertising team. http://www.ubuntu.com/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
