Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS-DOS not being added to GRUB menu (Lubuntu 12.04)
On 17/03/12 15:13, Liam Proven wrote: Just FYI - that worked a treat. My thanks once again. Also, today has provided kernel 3.2.0-19 which seems to boot more reliably (so far) & now the graphical boot screen works. Lubuntu FTW! Excellent - glad it worked :) Kev -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS-DOS not being added to GRUB menu (Lubuntu 12.04)
On 17 March 2012 02:43, Piskie wrote:
> On 17/03/12 01:47, Liam Proven wrote:
>>
>> I asked this on the other list, possibly by mistake.
>>
>> I have installed beta 1 of Lubuntu 12.04 on an old PC I'm planning to give
>> away.
>>
>> The only thing that is not flawless about it is that GRUB2 has not
>> picked up that the primary partition on hard disk 0 contains MS-DOS -
>> 7.1, specifically, from a Windows 98SE recovery floppy. It's a small
>> install - just the core utils in a \DOS directory - but when I run
>> `update-grub` it appears not to notice it at all.
>>
>> Is there any way of manually adding an OS to GRUB2?
>>
>> --
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>> Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven
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>>
> Yes - you need to edit /etc/grub.d/40_custom and add the stanza there.
>
> Something like
>
>
> menuentry "msdos622 on sda1" {
> insmod chain
> insmod fat
> set root=(hd0,1)
> chainloader +1
> }
>
>
> Change the partition numbering to suit you.
>
> Then you need to run sudo update-grub.
>
> Hope that helps
Just FYI - that worked a treat. My thanks once again.
Also, today has provided kernel 3.2.0-19 which seems to boot more
reliably (so far) & now the graphical boot screen works.
Lubuntu FTW!
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS-DOS not being added to GRUB menu (Lubuntu 12.04)
Where would we all be if not for drs305? aka "Mr Grub" on the forum and
wiki area :) Do pass my regards on, next time you're 'chatting'.
Phill.
On 17 March 2012 13:46, Liam Proven wrote:
> On 17 March 2012 13:17, Piskie wrote:
> > On 17/03/12 12:15, Liam Proven wrote:
> >>
> >> On 17 March 2012 02:43, Piskie wrote:
> >>>
> >>> On 17/03/12 01:47, Liam Proven wrote:
>
> I asked this on the other list, possibly by mistake.
>
> I have installed beta 1 of Lubuntu 12.04 on an old PC I'm planning to
> give
> away.
>
> The only thing that is not flawless about it is that GRUB2 has not
> picked up that the primary partition on hard disk 0 contains MS-DOS -
> 7.1, specifically, from a Windows 98SE recovery floppy. It's a small
> install - just the core utils in a \DOS directory - but when I run
> `update-grub` it appears not to notice it at all.
>
> Is there any way of manually adding an OS to GRUB2?
>
> --
> 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
>
> >>> Yes - you need to edit /etc/grub.d/40_custom and add the stanza there.
> >>>
> >>> Something like
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> menuentry "msdos622 on sda1" {
> >>>insmod chain
> >>>insmod fat
> >>>set root=(hd0,1)
> >>>chainloader +1
> >>> }
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Change the partition numbering to suit you.
> >>>
> >>> Then you need to run sudo update-grub.
> >>>
> >>> Hope that helps
> >>
> >> Very cool indeed - I will try it and report back. Thanks!
> >>
> >>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10275310&postcount=3
> >>
> >> Bah. Clearly my Google-fu is too weak. I did try searching - quite
> >> thoroughly, I thought - before asking.
> >>
> > I was not able to sleep so I had some time :)
>
> :¬D
>
> > I also have a bunch of grub2 links bookmarked - the change from grub
> threw
> > me sideways for a while, not sure that I have recovered yet.
>
> I agree! And personally I found LILO easier to configure than GRUB,
> but GRUB2 is definitely harder than GRUB1 was.
>
> > One of the grub guy' on the forum is one of my staff compadres - so I
> have a
> > back door as well :)
>
> Now that /is/ handy.
>
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>
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS-DOS not being added to GRUB menu (Lubuntu 12.04)
On 17 March 2012 13:17, Piskie wrote:
> On 17/03/12 12:15, Liam Proven wrote:
>>
>> On 17 March 2012 02:43, Piskie wrote:
>>>
>>> On 17/03/12 01:47, Liam Proven wrote:
I asked this on the other list, possibly by mistake.
I have installed beta 1 of Lubuntu 12.04 on an old PC I'm planning to
give
away.
The only thing that is not flawless about it is that GRUB2 has not
picked up that the primary partition on hard disk 0 contains MS-DOS -
7.1, specifically, from a Windows 98SE recovery floppy. It's a small
install - just the core utils in a \DOS directory - but when I run
`update-grub` it appears not to notice it at all.
Is there any way of manually adding an OS to GRUB2?
--
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Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven
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>>> Yes - you need to edit /etc/grub.d/40_custom and add the stanza there.
>>>
>>> Something like
>>>
>>>
>>> menuentry "msdos622 on sda1" {
>>> insmod chain
>>> insmod fat
>>> set root=(hd0,1)
>>> chainloader +1
>>> }
>>>
>>>
>>> Change the partition numbering to suit you.
>>>
>>> Then you need to run sudo update-grub.
>>>
>>> Hope that helps
>>
>> Very cool indeed - I will try it and report back. Thanks!
>>
>>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10275310&postcount=3
>>
>> Bah. Clearly my Google-fu is too weak. I did try searching - quite
>> thoroughly, I thought - before asking.
>>
> I was not able to sleep so I had some time :)
:¬D
> I also have a bunch of grub2 links bookmarked - the change from grub threw
> me sideways for a while, not sure that I have recovered yet.
I agree! And personally I found LILO easier to configure than GRUB,
but GRUB2 is definitely harder than GRUB1 was.
> One of the grub guy' on the forum is one of my staff compadres - so I have a
> back door as well :)
Now that /is/ handy.
--
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS-DOS not being added to GRUB menu (Lubuntu 12.04)
On 17/03/12 12:15, Liam Proven wrote:
On 17 March 2012 02:43, Piskie wrote:
On 17/03/12 01:47, Liam Proven wrote:
I asked this on the other list, possibly by mistake.
I have installed beta 1 of Lubuntu 12.04 on an old PC I'm planning to give
away.
The only thing that is not flawless about it is that GRUB2 has not
picked up that the primary partition on hard disk 0 contains MS-DOS -
7.1, specifically, from a Windows 98SE recovery floppy. It's a small
install - just the core utils in a \DOS directory - but when I run
`update-grub` it appears not to notice it at all.
Is there any way of manually adding an OS to GRUB2?
--
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
Yes - you need to edit /etc/grub.d/40_custom and add the stanza there.
Something like
menuentry "msdos622 on sda1" {
insmod chain
insmod fat
set root=(hd0,1)
chainloader +1
}
Change the partition numbering to suit you.
Then you need to run sudo update-grub.
Hope that helps
Very cool indeed - I will try it and report back. Thanks!
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10275310&postcount=3
Bah. Clearly my Google-fu is too weak. I did try searching - quite
thoroughly, I thought - before asking.
I was not able to sleep so I had some time :)
I also have a bunch of grub2 links bookmarked - the change from grub
threw me sideways for a while, not sure that I have recovered yet.
One of the grub guy' on the forum is one of my staff compadres - so I
have a back door as well :)
--
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS-DOS not being added to GRUB menu (Lubuntu 12.04)
On 17 March 2012 02:43, Piskie wrote:
> On 17/03/12 01:47, Liam Proven wrote:
>>
>> I asked this on the other list, possibly by mistake.
>>
>> I have installed beta 1 of Lubuntu 12.04 on an old PC I'm planning to give
>> away.
>>
>> The only thing that is not flawless about it is that GRUB2 has not
>> picked up that the primary partition on hard disk 0 contains MS-DOS -
>> 7.1, specifically, from a Windows 98SE recovery floppy. It's a small
>> install - just the core utils in a \DOS directory - but when I run
>> `update-grub` it appears not to notice it at all.
>>
>> Is there any way of manually adding an OS to GRUB2?
>>
>> --
>> 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
>>
> Yes - you need to edit /etc/grub.d/40_custom and add the stanza there.
>
> Something like
>
>
> menuentry "msdos622 on sda1" {
> insmod chain
> insmod fat
> set root=(hd0,1)
> chainloader +1
> }
>
>
> Change the partition numbering to suit you.
>
> Then you need to run sudo update-grub.
>
> Hope that helps
Very cool indeed - I will try it and report back. Thanks!
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10275310&postcount=3
Bah. Clearly my Google-fu is too weak. I did try searching - quite
thoroughly, I thought - before asking.
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Re: [ubuntu-uk] MS-DOS not being added to GRUB menu (Lubuntu 12.04)
On 17/03/12 01:47, Liam Proven wrote:
I asked this on the other list, possibly by mistake.
I have installed beta 1 of Lubuntu 12.04 on an old PC I'm planning to give away.
The only thing that is not flawless about it is that GRUB2 has not
picked up that the primary partition on hard disk 0 contains MS-DOS -
7.1, specifically, from a Windows 98SE recovery floppy. It's a small
install - just the core utils in a \DOS directory - but when I run
`update-grub` it appears not to notice it at all.
Is there any way of manually adding an OS to GRUB2?
--
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
Yes - you need to edit /etc/grub.d/40_custom and add the stanza there.
Something like
menuentry "msdos622 on sda1" {
insmod chain
insmod fat
set root=(hd0,1)
chainloader +1
}
Change the partition numbering to suit you.
Then you need to run sudo update-grub.
Hope that helps
Kev
http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10275310&postcount=3
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[ubuntu-uk] MS-DOS not being added to GRUB menu (Lubuntu 12.04)
I asked this on the other list, possibly by mistake. I have installed beta 1 of Lubuntu 12.04 on an old PC I'm planning to give away. The only thing that is not flawless about it is that GRUB2 has not picked up that the primary partition on hard disk 0 contains MS-DOS - 7.1, specifically, from a Windows 98SE recovery floppy. It's a small install - just the core utils in a \DOS directory - but when I run `update-grub` it appears not to notice it at all. Is there any way of manually adding an OS to GRUB2? -- 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/
