Hi all,
I would like to have some details on menu.lst!!
the reason is ,if i am trying to add my own boot option where do i need to add it?
is it in menu.lst only or elsewere(am referring to unix os)
because i tried adding a unique boot option and it was not reflected when the system booted?... (8 Replies)
I am trying to install three OS (Windows VISTA, OpenSUSE 11.3 & Solaris 11 Express) on a single drive of a laptop. However when I go to edit the /rpool/boot/grub/menu.lst to put the entry so it can boot the OpenSUSE 11.3 I get errors some of which result into starting all over again. I have also... (0 Replies)
I have partitioned and installed Windows Vista, OpenSUSE and Solaris 11 Express on a LapTop hardDrive. However I am not able to boot OpenSUSE 11.3 although I have it in menu.lst which I put in a Solaris partition directory /rpool/boot/grub. Could someone tell me how to go about it. See what I did... (2 Replies)
I am trying to write a small backup application for Linux systems file by file if partitions are created by the user using fdisk. I am facing a problem when I am done with restoring the files. The problem is with UUID mismatch in restored fstab and menu.lst.
Using C I could create a partlist.txt... (6 Replies)
Hi guys.
I have installed Acronis disk director in windows XP and allocate some free space to install Debian beside fedora.
after completion i rebooted and now grub is in command line mode and does not show the menu list.
(I didn't remove the fedora partition. I just allocate some space from... (1 Reply)
Hi there,
I had a double boot of Windows 7 and Ubuntu 10.04. After messing up with UBUNTU I reinstalled it. But then Grub did not noticed the existence of my windows and it just boot into linux. I booted with windows 7 installation CD which noticed a problem with my booting and suggest to repair... (2 Replies)
I am trying to install three OS (Windows VISTA, OpenSUSE 11.3 & Solaris 11 Express) on a single drive of a laptop. However when I go to edit the /rpool/boot/grub/menu.lst to put the entry so it can boot the OpenSUSE 11.3 I get errors some of which result into starting all over again. I have also... (3 Replies)
I am not able to find menu.lst in /boot.
During the Linux Kernel Compilation I installed the kernel using make install.
Next I created an initrd image.
I had to modify the Grub configuration file - /boot/grub/menu.lst which I am not able to find.
Any resolution for the issue? (3 Replies)
The quick & dirty question I have is... What app/script actually loads the Grub 2 menu system? And where is it located?
The longer question is I understand the core.img is loaded onto the first 63 sectors (stage 1.5) and after it loads I starts the stage 2 Grub bootloader which loads the Menu... (0 Replies)
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LEARN ABOUT POSIX
grub
GRUB(8) FSF GRUB(8)NAME
grub - the grub shell
SYNOPSIS
grub [OPTION]...
DESCRIPTION
Enter the GRand Unified Bootloader command shell.
--batch
turn on batch mode for non-interactive use
--boot-drive=DRIVE
specify stage2 boot_drive [default=0x0]
--config-file=FILE
specify stage2 config_file [default=/boot/grub/menu.lst]
--device-map=FILE
use the device map file FILE
--help display this message and exit
--hold wait until a debugger will attach
--install-partition=PAR
specify stage2 install_partition [default=0x20000]
--no-config-file
do not use the config file
--no-curses
do not use curses
--no-floppy
do not probe any floppy drive
--no-pager
do not use internal pager
--preset-menu
use the preset menu
--probe-second-floppy
probe the second floppy drive
--read-only
do not write anything to devices
--verbose
print verbose messages
--version
print version information and exit
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-grub@gnu.org>.
SEE ALSO update-grub(8), grub-install(8).
The full documentation for grub is maintained as a Texinfo manual in the grub-legacy-doc package. If the info and grub programs are prop-
erly installed at your site, the command
info grub
should give you access to the complete manual.
grub (GNU GRUB 0.97) January 2013 GRUB(8)