Bug#544064: [grub2] install of grub2 lost windows boot option
Brent S. Elmer Ph.D.
webe3vt at aim.com
Fri Aug 28 14:13:53 UTC 2009
On Fri, 2009-08-28 at 15:25 +0200, Felix Zielcke wrote:
> Am Freitag, den 28.08.2009, 08:58 -0400 schrieb Brent S. Elmer Ph.D.:
> > Package: grub2
> > Severity: important
> >
> > --- Please enter the report below this line. ---
> > When I installed grub2 I no longer had my dual boot windows line on the menu.
> > When I uninstalled grub2 I still don't have the windows boot line even though it
> > is in the menu.lst. How do I get it back?
> >
>
> grub2 uses grub.cfg not anymore menu.lst
> So what do you mean with `uninstalled grub2'? Did you run grub-install
> from grub-legacy?
> Just installing the grub-legacy package doestn't do this for you.
> Anyway update-grub from grub2 should add your Windows if you install
> os-prober.
>
In synaptic I did a mark for complete removal of grub2 which also marks
grub-pc and applied it.
Then I installed grub using synaptic which installs grub-legacy.
I am attaching my menu.lst. The Windows NT/2000/XP no longer shows up
as an option when I boot. Only the kernels in the Debian automagic
kernels list show up.
Brent
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# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
# grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
# grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
# and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.
## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
default 0
## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout 15
# Pretty colours
color cyan/blue white/blue
#splashimage /boot/grub/splashimages/fiesta.xpm.gz
splashimage /boot/grub/splashimages/grub-splash-debblue.xpm.gz
## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
# password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret
#
# examples
#
# title Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader +1
#
# title Linux
# root (hd0,1)
# kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#
#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST
### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below
## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs
## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
## kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=/dev/hda2 ro acpi_sleep=s3_bios video=radeonfb:off video=vesafb:ywrap vga=794
## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,1)
## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
## alternative=false
# alternative=true
## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
## lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false
## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=
## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
## lockold=true
# lockold=false
## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=
## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0
## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
## altoptions=(single-user) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single
## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
## howmany=7
# howmany=all
## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
## memtest86=false
# memtest86=true
## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
# updatedefaultentry=false
## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
## can be true or false
# savedefault=false
## ## End Default Options ##
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.30.090729
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30.090729 root=/dev/hda2 ro acpi_sleep=s3_bios video=radeonfb:off video=vesafb:ywrap vga=794
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30.090729
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.30.090729 (recovery mode)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30.090729 root=/dev/hda2 ro acpi_sleep=s3_bios video=radeonfb:off video=vesafb:ywrap vga=794 single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30.090729
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.30.090728
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30.090728 root=/dev/hda2 ro acpi_sleep=s3_bios video=radeonfb:off video=vesafb:ywrap vga=794
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30.090728
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.30.090728 (recovery mode)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.30.090728 root=/dev/hda2 ro acpi_sleep=s3_bios video=radeonfb:off video=vesafb:ywrap vga=794 single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.30.090728
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.28.090623
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28.090623 root=/dev/hda2 ro acpi_sleep=s3_bios video=radeonfb:off video=vesafb:ywrap vga=794
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28.090623
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.28.090623 (recovery mode)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28.090623 root=/dev/hda2 ro acpi_sleep=s3_bios video=radeonfb:off video=vesafb:ywrap vga=794 single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28.090623
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.28.090619
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28.090619 root=/dev/hda2 ro acpi_sleep=s3_bios video=radeonfb:off video=vesafb:ywrap vga=794
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28.090619
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.28.090619 (recovery mode)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28.090619 root=/dev/hda2 ro acpi_sleep=s3_bios video=radeonfb:off video=vesafb:ywrap vga=794 single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28.090619
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.28.090316
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28.090316 root=/dev/hda2 ro acpi_sleep=s3_bios video=radeonfb:off video=vesafb:ywrap vga=794
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28.090316
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.28.090316 (recovery mode)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.28.090316 root=/dev/hda2 ro acpi_sleep=s3_bios video=radeonfb:off video=vesafb:ywrap vga=794 single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.28.090316
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.12-1-386
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-1-386 root=/dev/hda2 ro acpi_sleep=s3_bios video=radeonfb:off video=vesafb:ywrap vga=794
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.12-1-386
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.12-1-386 (recovery mode)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-1-386 root=/dev/hda2 ro acpi_sleep=s3_bios video=radeonfb:off video=vesafb:ywrap vga=794 single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.12-1-386
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel memtest86+
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
title Other operating systems:
root
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/hda1
title Windows NT/2000/XP
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
title memtest86+
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
title memtest86+ (serial console 115200)
root (hd0,1)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
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