04-14-2011
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1. Post Here to Contact Site Administrators and Moderators
Is there an issue with it? (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: Spetnik
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2. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi folks,
I have a dual-boot Ubuntu/Windows machine and I wanted to create a script to change the menu.lst file so it will change the default boot partition (this is so I can reload the machine remotely and allow it to boot to the Windows partition).
Today I have to sudo cp a template file I... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: ppucci
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3. Solaris
I have a x4200 m2 that I've installed Solaris 10 on. I've created a raid 1 mirror using disk0 and disk1. I'm trying to add the mirror bootblk to the grub menu so in case of a failure of disk0, I can simply boot from the mirrored disk1. I'm looking for the syntax to add the alternate boot path to... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: gonzotonka
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4. Shell Programming and Scripting
Can someone show me how to create a menu? I want a script someone who is not unix literate can use, with some simple commands like ls -al a directory or find files based on a date, does anyone know how to make a simple menu ? Thanks. (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: taekwondo
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5. Red Hat
I dont know what the heck happen but one of our DBAs was working on a cluster for oracle. Rebooted the box and viola, the OS won't load. After the POST message, I get a blinking cursor on the upper left hand corner. Doesn't even say "GRUB" or anything, it just blinks.
I tried going into rescue... (1 Reply)
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6. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
Hello,
I'm trying to get a multi-boot setup going for a USB.
I have different vfat-32 partitions I have copied ISOs of several linux distros.
The first one I installed using unetbootin, which works great and uses syslinux, but syslinux can't boot other partitions. So, I have grub... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: Narnie
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7. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
I'm trying to compile vim73 with the Motif Toolkit.
./configure --enable-gui=motif
make
./src/vim -g
Vim runs in a window, without the standard toolbar and
menu bar.
I tried to recompile with
./configure --enable-gui=gnome2It compiled with GTK2 toolkit, but still no menubar, nor toolbar.... (0 Replies)
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8. Boot Loaders
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)
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9. Solaris
Dears,
I'm trying to install solaris x86 on sun x4170 M2 I started connecting consol to the machine but when I do the reset /SYS command nothing changed
I can see that the /SYS is powered on but I can get the GRUB menu to start the installation of the solaris.
the solaris DVD is already... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: engwzwz
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10. UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers
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)
Discussion started by: bodisha
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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)