[Solved] grub in minimal mode, not using my menu.lst

Hi everyone,
Installed Archlinux (using chakra livecd) on a friend's laptop, but for some reason have grub only in minimal mode... I can boot using
configfile /boot/grub/menu.lst
but I need to retype this at each boot...
Partition layout is :
* sda1 : Windows Vista
* sda2 : HP resue partition
* sdb1 : archlinux root ("/"). /boot is on this partition
* sdb2 : /home
My menu.lst works as expected.
I tried to run
grub-install /dev/sdb
no error appears on the output, but no effect on next reboot
I also tried this on the grub prompt :
root (hd1,0)
setup (hd1)
Same thing, no error reported, but no effect on reboot.
Any idea ?
Last edited by willy9 (2009-07-01 14:44:25)

D'oh !!!
I just realized that
grub-install /dev/sda
solved everything... Sorry for the noise

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Last edited by zulustar (2009-09-13 20:20:57)

I moved the boot parition to hdd sda, but doing so I had to reinstall everything, and it seemed to fix it. I also found that one of the sata cables had been knocked out, but I don't think that was the orginal fault.
ibendiben wrote:
fumbles wrote:
timeout 5
default 1
color light-blue/black light-cyan/blue
#(0) Arch
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I wonder why you have "default 1". If you want to boot Archlinux (above) as default you should use "default 0", or has something changed lately?
Also:
root=/dev/disk/by-uuid/blah(aka sda1)
that doesn't seem to be very valid. You need to fill it in.
/edit
Ofcourse you used blah(aka sda1) just here, not in the real file... sorry for the unhelpfull post
The default was a typo, as I could not boot into anything except the Arch CD I had to type it in manually. Although thanks for the reply anyways.
kgas wrote:
Hello fumbles, As you have a separate /boot partition, the grub entry is not correct, I believe. if should be /boot/vmlinuz For more help this link may also help you.
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Operati … 72531.html
This is simply not true. The reverse however is. I did NOT have a seperate boot parition, ie boot was just in the root partition then yes I would have to add /boot to the kernel and initrd lines.
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/dev/sdb3 2048 51863551 25930752 83 Linux # new /
Partition table entries are not in disk order
The problem is: booting from the SSD fails as follows: On the first try to select some Grub entry I get an error 22 "No such partition.". On any further try I get error 18 "Selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by bios".
What works is to boot up the new system from the Grub residing on the HDD. So the problem is just the new Grub install in the SSD's MBR. Also it's not a thing of Grub's configuration, since copying the working menu.lst from the HDD install and reinstalling grub via grub-install /dev/sdb gives the correct Grub entries but selecting them results in the same errors.
So currently I'm booting from the HDD and selecting the boot entry for the freshly installed SSD system there, which works fine. But of course I'd like the SSD to be able to boot without "help" on the part of the HDD.
I tried to activate AHCI in the Bios but it didn't make any difference. The SSD is a Crucial M4 128GB.
Thanks for any hints,
PhotonX
Last edited by PhotonX (2012-07-26 06:04:53)

I created a /boot partition now:
$ LANG=C sudo fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sdb: 128.0 GB, 128035676160 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 15566 cylinders, total 250069680 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000a9841
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 51863552 241582079 94859264 83 Linux # /home
/dev/sdb2 241582080 249831423 4124672 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sdb3 2048 51863551 25930752 83 Linux # /
/dev/sdb4 * 249831424 250068991 118784 83 Linux # /boot
Partition table entries are not in disk order
Disk /dev/sda: 2000.4 GB, 2000398934016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 243201 cylinders, total 3907029168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x0003a234
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 2048 3907028991 1953513472 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 16065 4192964 2088450 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6 4196352 65720319 30761984 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 65722368 577720319 255998976 83 Linux
/dev/sda8 577722368 3907028991 1664653312 83 Linux
Then installed Grub on this partition: "grub-install /dev/sdb4". Then placed the SSD on the first position in the Bios, booted but got the same errors in Grub. So it doesn't matter where exactly Grub is installed, if it's somewhere on the SSD, it fails...
edit: Concerning using UUIDs: I couldn't find any howto regarding Grub (legacy) configuration with UUID's. Could you point me to some example config?
edit2: I now put the SSD on the first place in the boot list and started PartedMagic. But fdisk still recognizes the SSD as sdb and the HDD as sda. I think, the sdX identifier can be changed only by plugging the SSD in the first SATA port and the HDD in the second (while now it is the other way around).
edit3: I tried to install Grub from the HDD installation on the SSD (executed "grub-install /dev/sdb4" from the HDD system) and found out that, though I created a /boot partition on the SSD, the Grub files installed directly on /dev/sdb are used. So I tried to install Grub from the HDD system onto /dev/sdb (executed "grub-install /dev/sdb" from the HDD system) and got error 22 even before Grub's boot list was shown. But maybe it's really a bad idea to install Grub on another drive than the system it belongs to is located.
Last edited by PhotonX (2012-05-18 21:54:56)

Grub menu.lst generator

Hello archlinux fans,
is there a script or something else, that generates a "good" grub menu.lst ?
thx
ogu

Here's the update-grub script from Debian's grub package - does what you're looking for.
#!/bin/sh
# Insert a list of installed kernels in a grub menu.lst file
# Copyright 2001 Wichert Akkerman <[email protected]>
# This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
# General Public License for more details.
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
# Contributors:
# Jason Thomas <[email protected]>
# David B.Harris <[email protected]>
# Marc Haber <[email protected]>
# Crispin Flowerday <[email protected]>
# Abort on errors
set -e
abort() {
message=$@
echo >&2
echo -e "$message" >&2
echo >&2
exit 1
find_grub_dir ()
echo -n "Searching for GRUB installation directory ... " >&2
for d in $grub_dirs ; do
if [ -d "$d" ] ; then
grub_dir="$d"
break
fi
done
if [ -z "$grub_dir" ] ; then
abort "No GRUB directory found.n To create a template run 'mkdir /boot/grub' first.n To install grub, install it manually or try the 'grub-install'
command.n ### Warning, grub-install is used to change your MBR. ###"
else
echo "found: $grub_dir ." >&2
fi
echo $grub_dir
find_device ()
mount_point=$1
# Autodetect current root device
device=
if [ -f /etc/fstab ] ; then
script='
/^#/ { next }
$2 == "'"$mount_point"'" { print $1 ; exit }
device=`awk "$script" /etc/fstab`
fi
if [ -n "$device" ] ; then
case "$device" in
LABEL=* | UUID=*)
device=`readlink -f "$(findfs $device)"`
device=`readlink -f "$device"`
esac
fi
echo $device
find_root_device ()
device=$(find_device "/")
if [ -z "$device" ]; then
echo "$PROG: Cannot determine root device. Assuming /dev/hda1" >&2
echo "This error is probably caused by an invalid /etc/fstab" >&2
device=/dev/hda1
fi
echo $device
# Usage: convert os_device
# Convert an OS device to the corresponding GRUB drive.
# This part is OS-specific.
convert () {
# First, check if the device file exists.
if test -e "$1"; then
else
echo "$1: Not found or not a block device." 1>&2
exit 1
fi
host_os=`uname -s | tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]'`
# Break the device name into the disk part and the partition part.
case "$host_os" in
linux)
tmp_disk=`echo "$1" | sed -e 's%([sh]d[a-z])[0-9]*$%1%'
-e 's%(fd[0-9]*)$%1%'
-e 's%/part[0-9]*$%/disc%'
-e 's%(c[0-7]d[0-9]*).*$%1%'`
tmp_part=`echo "$1" | sed -e 's%.*/[sh]d[a-z]([0-9]*)$%1%'
-e 's%.*/fd[0-9]*$%%'
-e 's%.*/floppy/[0-9]*$%%'
-e 's%.*/(disc|part([0-9]*))$%2%'
-e 's%.*c[0-7]d[0-9]*p*%%'`
gnu)
tmp_disk=`echo "$1" | sed 's%([sh]d[0-9]*).*%1%'`
tmp_part=`echo "$1" | sed "s%$tmp_disk%%"` ;;
freebsd|*/kfreebsd)
tmp_disk=`echo "$1" | sed 's%r{0,1}([saw]d[0-9]*).*$%r1%'
| sed 's%r{0,1}(da[0-9]*).*$%r1%'`
tmp_part=`echo "$1"
| sed "s%.*/r{0,1}[saw]d[0-9](s[0-9]*[a-h])%1%"
| sed "s%.*/r{0,1}da[0-9](s[0-9]*[a-h])%1%"`
netbsd|*/knetbsd)
tmp_disk=`echo "$1" | sed 's%r{0,1}([sw]d[0-9]*).*$%r1d%'
| sed 's%r{0,1}(fd[0-9]*).*$%r1a%'`
tmp_part=`echo "$1"
| sed "s%.*/r{0,1}[sw]d[0-9]([abe-p])%1%"`
echo "update-grub does not support your OS yet." 1>&2
exit 1 ;;
esac
# Get the drive name.
tmp_drive=`grep -v '^#' $device_map | grep "$tmp_disk *$"
| sed 's%.*(([hf]d[0-9][a-g0-9,]*)).*%1%'`
# If not found, print an error message and exit.
if test "x$tmp_drive" = x; then
echo "$1 does not have any corresponding BIOS drive." 1>&2
exit 1
fi
if test "x$tmp_part" != x; then
# If a partition is specified, we need to translate it into the
# GRUB's syntax.
case "$host_os" in
linux)
echo "$tmp_drive" | sed "s%)$%,`expr $tmp_part - 1`)%" ;;
gnu)
if echo $tmp_part | grep "^s" >/dev/null; then
tmp_pc_slice=`echo $tmp_part
| sed "s%s([0-9]*)[a-g]*$%1%"`
tmp_drive=`echo "$tmp_drive"
| sed "s%)%,`expr "$tmp_pc_slice" - 1`)%"`
fi
if echo $tmp_part | grep "[a-g]$" >/dev/null; then
tmp_bsd_partition=`echo "$tmp_part"
| sed "s%[^a-g]*([a-g])$%1%"`
tmp_drive=`echo "$tmp_drive"
| sed "s%)%,$tmp_bsd_partition)%"`
fi
echo "$tmp_drive" ;;
freebsd|*/kfreebsd)
if echo $tmp_part | grep "^s" >/dev/null; then
tmp_pc_slice=`echo $tmp_part
| sed "s%s([0-9]*)[a-h]*$%1%"`
tmp_drive=`echo "$tmp_drive"
| sed "s%)%,`expr "$tmp_pc_slice" - 1`)%"`
fi
if echo $tmp_part | grep "[a-h]$" >/dev/null; then
tmp_bsd_partition=`echo "$tmp_part"
| sed "s%s{0,1}[0-9]*([a-h])$%1%"`
tmp_drive=`echo "$tmp_drive"
| sed "s%)%,$tmp_bsd_partition)%"`
fi
echo "$tmp_drive" ;;
netbsd|*/knetbsd)
if echo $tmp_part | grep "^[abe-p]$" >/dev/null; then
tmp_bsd_partition=`echo "$tmp_part"
| sed "s%([a-p])$%1%"`
tmp_drive=`echo "$tmp_drive"
| sed "s%)%,$tmp_bsd_partition)%"`
fi
echo "$tmp_drive" ;;
esac
else
# If no partition is specified, just print the drive name.
echo "$tmp_drive"
fi
# Usage: convert_default os_device
# Convert an OS device to the corresponding GRUB drive.
# Calls OS-specific convert, and returns a default of
# (hd0,0) if anything goes wrong
convert_default () {
if tmp=$(convert $1 2>/dev/null) ; then
echo $tmp
else
echo "(hd0,0)"
fi
## Configuration Options
# directory's to look for the grub installation and the menu file
grub_dirs="/boot/grub /boot/boot/grub"
# The grub installation directory
grub_dir=$(find_grub_dir)
# Full path to the menu.lst
menu_file=$grub_dir/menu.lst
# the device for the / filesystem
root_device=$(find_root_device)
# the device for the /boot filesystem
boot_device=$(find_device "/boot")
# Full path to the device.map
device_map=$grub_dir/device.map
# Default kernel options, overidden by the kopt statement in the menufile.
kopt="root=$root_device ro"
# Drive(in GRUB terms) where the kernel is located. Overridden by the
# kopt statement in menufile.
# if we don't have a device.map then we can't use the convert function.
if test -f "$device_map" ; then
if test -z "$boot_device" ; then
grub_root_device=$(convert_default "$root_device")
else
grub_root_device=$(convert_default "$boot_device")
fi
else
grub_root_device="(hd0,0)"
fi
# should grub create the alternative boot options in the menu
alternative="true"
# should grub lock the alternative boot options in the menu
lockalternative="false"
# options to use with the alternative boot options
altoptions="(recovery mode) single"
# controls howmany kernels are listed in the menu.lst,
# this does not include the alternative kernels
howmany="all"
# should grub create a memtest86 entry
memtest86="true"
# stores the command line arguments
command_line_arguments=$1
# Default options to use in a new menu.lst . This will only be used if menu.lst
# doesn't already exist. Only edit the lines between the two "EOF"s. The others are
# part of the script.
newtemplate=$(tempfile)
cat > "$newtemplate" <<EOF
# 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 5
# Pretty colours
color cyan/blue white/blue
## 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
EOF
## End Configuration Options
# Make sure we use the standard sorting order
LC_COLLATE=C
# Magic markers we use
start="### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST"
end="### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST"
startopt="## ## Start Default Options ##"
endopt="## ## End Default Options ##"
# Extract options from menu.lst
ExtractMenuOpt()
opt=$1
sed -ne "/^$start$/,/^$end$/ {
/^$startopt$/,/^$endopt$/ {
/^# $opt=/ {
s/^# $opt=(.*)$/1/
p
}" $menu
GetMenuOpts()
opt=$1
sed -ne "/^$start$/,/^$end$/ {
/^$startopt$/,/^$endopt$/ {
/^# $opt=/ {
p
}" $menu
ExtractMenuOpts()
opt=$1
GetMenuOpts $opt | sed "s/^# $opt=(.*)$/1="4"/"
GetMenuOpt()
opt=$1
value=$2
tmp=$(ExtractMenuOpt "$opt")
[ -z "$tmp" ] || value="$tmp"
echo $value
# Compares two version strings A and B
# Returns -1 if A<B
# 0 if A==B
# 1 if A>B
# This compares version numbers of the form
# 2.4.14-random > 2.4.14-ac10 > 2.4.14 > 2.4.14-pre2 >
# 2.4.14-pre1 > 2.4.13-ac99
CompareVersions()
# First split the version number and remove any '.' 's or dashes
v1=$(echo $1 | sed -e 's![-.]+! !g' -e 's![.-]!!g')
v2=$(echo $2 | sed -e 's![-.]+! !g' -e 's![.-]!!g')
if echo $v1 | grep -q "smp"; then
v1smp=1
else
v1smp=0
fi
if echo $v2 | grep -q "smp"; then
v2smp=1
else
v2smp=0
fi
v1words=$(echo $v1 | wc -w)
v2words=$(echo $v2 | wc -w)
# we weight different kernel suffixes here
# ac = 50
# pre = -50
# rc = -40
# test = -60
# others are given 99
v1=$(echo $v1 | sed -e 's! k7! 786 !g' -e 's! ac! 50 !g' -e 's! rc! -40 !g' -e 's! pre! -50 !g' -e 's! test! -60 !g' -e 's![^-0-9 ]+!99!g')
v2=$(echo $v2 | sed -e 's! k7! 786 !g' -e 's! ac! 50 !g' -e 's! rc! -40 !g' -e 's! pre! -50 !g' -e 's! test! -60 !g' -e 's![^-0-9 ]+!99!g')
# this code only works if you stay only with kernel-image kernels.
if ( [ ! $v1words -eq 6 ] && [ $v1smp -eq 0 ] ) || ( [ ! $v1words -eq 7 ] && [ $v1smp -eq 1 ] ); then
v1=$(echo $v1| cut -d" " -f1-4)" 0 "$(echo $v1| cut -d" " -f5-)
fi
if ( [ ! $v2words -eq 6 ] && [ $v2smp -eq 0 ] ) || ( [ ! $v2words -eq 7 ] && [ $v2smp -eq 1 ] ); then
v2=$(echo $v2| cut -d" " -f1-4)" 0 "$(echo $v2| cut -d" " -f5-)
fi
result=0; v1finished=0; v2finished=0;
while [ $result -eq 0 ] && [ $v1finished -eq 0 ] && [ $v2finished -eq 0 ];
do
if [ "$v1" = "" ]; then
v1comp=0; v1finished=1
else
set -- $v1; v1comp=$1; shift; v1=$*
fi
if [ "$v2" = "" ]; then
v2comp=0; v2finished=1
else
set -- $v2; v2comp=$1; shift; v2=$*
fi
if [ $v1comp -gt $v2comp ]; then result=1
elif [ $v1comp -lt $v2comp ]; then result=-1
fi
done
# finally return the result
echo $result
# looks in the directory specified for an initrd image with the version specified
FindInitrdName()
# strip trailing slashes
directory=$(echo $1 | sed -e 's#/*$##')
version=$2
# initrd
# initrd.img
# initrd-lvm
# .*.gz
initrdName=""
names="initrd initrd.img initrd-lvm"
compressed="gz"
for n in $names ; do
# make sure we haven't already found it
if [ -z "$initrdName" ] ; then
if [ -f "$directory/$n$version" ] ; then
initrdName="$n$version"
break
else
for c in $compressed ; do
if [ -f "$directory/$n$version.$c" ] ; then
initrdName="$n$version.$c"
break
fi
done
fi
else
break
fi
done
# return the result
echo $initrdName
get_kernel_opt()
kernel_version=$1
version=$(echo $kernel_version | sed 's/[^0-9]*([0-9]+).([0-9]+).([0-9]+).*/1_2_3/')
if [ -n "$version" ] ; then
while [ -n "$version" ] ; do
currentOpt="$(eval "echo $kopt_$version")"
if [ -n "$currentOpt" ] ; then
break
fi
version=$(echo $version | sed 's/_?[0-9]*$//')
done
fi
if [ -z "$currentOpt" ] ; then
currentOpt=$kopt
fi
echo $currentOpt
write_kernel_entry()
kernel_version=$1
recovery_desc=$2
lock_alternative=$3
grub_root_device=$4
kernel=$5
kernel_options=$6
recovery_suffix=$7
initrd=$8
echo "title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel $kernel_version $recovery_desc" >> $buffer
# lock the alternative options
if test x"$lock_alternative" = x"true" ; then
echo "lock" >> $buffer
fi
echo "root $grub_root_device" >> $buffer
echo "kernel $kernel $kernel_options $recovery_suffix" >> $buffer
if [ -n "$initrd" ]; then
echo "initrd $initrd" >> $buffer
fi
echo "savedefault" >> $buffer
echo "boot" >> $buffer
echo >> $buffer
echo -n "Testing for an existing GRUB menu.list file... "
# Test if our menu file exists
if [ -f "$menu_file" ] ; then
menu="$menu_file"
unset newtemplate
echo "found: $menu_file ."
cp -f "$menu_file" "$menu_file~"
else
# if not ask user if they want us to create one
menu="$menu_file"
echo
echo
echo -n "Could not find $menu_file file. "
if [ "-y" = "$command_line_arguments" ] ; then
echo
echo "Generating $menu_file"
answer=y
else
echo -n "Would you like $menu_file generated for you? "
echo -n "(y/N) "
read answer
fi
case "$answer" in
y* | Y*)
cat "$newtemplate" > $menu_file
unset newtemplate
abort "Not creating $menu_file as you wish"
esac
fi
# Extract the kernel options to use
kopt=$(GetMenuOpt "kopt" "$kopt")
# Extract options for specific kernels
eval $(ExtractMenuOpts "(kopt_[0-9](_[0-9]{1,2}(_[0-9]{1,2})?)?)")
CustomKopts=$(GetMenuOpts "(kopt_[0-9](_[0-9]{1,2}(_[0-9]{1,2})?)?)")
# Extract the grub root
grub_root_device=$(GetMenuOpt "groot" "$grub_root_device")
# Extract the old recovery value
alternative=$(GetMenuOpt "recovery" "$alternative")
# Extract the alternative value
alternative=$(GetMenuOpt "alternative" "$alternative")
# Extract the lockalternative value
lockalternative=$(GetMenuOpt "lockalternative" "$lockalternative")
# Extract the howmany value
howmany=$(GetMenuOpt "howmany" "$howmany")
# Extract the memtest86 value
memtest86=$(GetMenuOpt "memtest86" "$memtest86")
# Generate the menu options we want to insert
buffer=$(tempfile)
echo $start >> $buffer
echo "## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified" >> $buffer
echo "## by the debian update-grub script except for the default optons below" >> $buffer
echo >> $buffer
echo "## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs" >> $buffer
echo >> $buffer
echo "## ## Start Default Options ##" >> $buffer
echo "## default kernel options" >> $buffer
echo "## default kernel options for automagic boot options" >> $buffer
echo "## If you want special options for specifiv kernels use kopt_x_y_z" >> $buffer
echo "## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted." >> $buffer
echo "## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro" >> $buffer
echo "# kopt=$kopt" >> $buffer
if [ -n "$CustomKopts" ] ; then
echo "$CustomKopts" >> $buffer
fi
echo >> $buffer
echo "## default grub root device" >> $buffer
echo "## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)" >> $buffer
echo "# groot=$grub_root_device" >> $buffer
echo >> $buffer
echo "## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options" >> $buffer
echo "## e.g. alternative=true" >> $buffer
echo "## alternative=false" >> $buffer
echo "# alternative=$alternative" >> $buffer
echo >> $buffer
echo "## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options" >> $buffer
echo "## e.g. lockalternative=true" >> $buffer
echo "## lockalternative=false" >> $buffer
echo "# lockalternative=$lockalternative" >> $buffer
echo >> $buffer
echo "## altoption boot targets option" >> $buffer
echo "## multiple altoptions lines are allowed" >> $buffer
echo "## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options" >> $buffer
echo "## altoptions=(recovery mode) single" >> $buffer
if ! grep -q "^# altoptions" $menu ; then
echo "# altoptions=$altoptions" >> $buffer
else
grep "^# altoptions" $menu >> $buffer
fi
echo >> $buffer
echo "## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst" >> $buffer
echo "## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the" >> $buffer
echo "## alternative kernel options" >> $buffer
echo "## e.g. howmany=all" >> $buffer
echo "## howmany=7" >> $buffer
echo "# howmany=$howmany" >> $buffer
echo >> $buffer
echo "## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option" >> $buffer
echo "## e.g. memtest86=true" >> $buffer
echo "## memtest86=false" >> $buffer
echo "# memtest86=$memtest86" >> $buffer
echo >> $buffer
echo "## ## End Default Options ##" >> $buffer
echo >> $buffer
echo -n "Searching for splash image... "
if [ -f /boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz ]; then
echo "found: /boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz ."
echo "splashimage=${grub_root_device}${grub_dir}/splash.xpm.gz" >> $buffer
echo >> $buffer
else
echo "none found, skipping..."
fi
sortedKernels=""
for kern in $(/bin/ls -1vr /boot/vmlinuz-* | grep -v dpkg-*) ; do
# found a kernel
newerKernels=""
for i in $sortedKernels ; do
res=$(CompareVersions "$kern" "$i")
if [ "$kern" != "" ] && [ "$res" -gt 0 ] ; then
newerKernels="$newerKernels $kern $i"
kern=""
else
newerKernels="$newerKernels $i"
fi
done
if [ "$kern" != "" ] ; then
newerKernels="$newerKernels $kern"
fi
sortedKernels="$newerKernels"
done
if test -f "/boot/vmlinuz.old" ; then
sortedKernels="/boot/vmlinuz.old $sortedKernels"
fi
if test -f "/boot/vmlinuz" ; then
sortedKernels="/boot/vmlinuz $sortedKernels"
fi
# figure out where grub looks for the kernels at boot time
kernel_dir=/boot
if [ -n "$boot_device" ] ; then
kernel_dir=
fi
## heres where we start writing out the kernel entries
counter=0
for kern in $sortedKernels ; do
counter=$(($counter + 1))
if test ! x"$howmany" = x"all" ; then
if [ $counter -gt $howmany ] ; then
break
fi
fi
kernelName=$(basename $kern)
kernelVersion=$(echo $kernelName | sed -e 's/vmlinuz//')
initrdName=$(FindInitrdName "/boot" "$kernelVersion")
initrd=""
kernel=$kernel_dir/$kernelName
if [ -n "$initrdName" ] ; then
initrd=$kernel_dir/$initrdName
fi
echo "Found kernel: $kernel"
if [ "$kernelName" = "vmlinuz" ]; then
if [ -L "/boot/$kernelName" ]; then
kernelVersion=`readlink -f "/boot/$kernelName"`
kernelVersion=$(echo $kernelVersion | sed -e 's/.*vmlinuz-//')
kernelVersion="$kernelVersion Default"
else
kernelVersion="Default"
fi
fi
if [ "$kernelName" = "vmlinuz.old" ]; then
if [ -L "/boot/$kernelName" ]; then
kernelVersion=`readlink -f "/boot/$kernelName"`
kernelVersion=$(echo $kernelVersion | sed -e 's/.*vmlinuz-//')
kernelVersion="$kernelVersion Previous"
else
kernelVersion="Previous"
fi
fi
kernelVersion=$(echo $kernelVersion | sed -e 's/^-//')
currentOpt=$(get_kernel_opt $kernelVersion)
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"$grub_root_device" "$kernel" "$currentOpt" "$suffix" "$initrd"
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fi
done
memtest86names="memtest86 memtest86+"
if test ! x"$memtest86" = x"false" ; then
for name in $memtest86names ; do
if test -f "/boot/$name.bin" ; then
kernelVersion="$name"
kernel="$kernel_dir/$name.bin"
currentOpt=
initrd=
echo "Found kernel: $kernel"
write_kernel_entry "$kernelVersion" "" "" "$grub_root_device"
"$kernel" "$currentOpt" "" "$initrd"
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done
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echo $end >> $buffer
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cat $buffer >> $menu
else
umask 077
sed -e "/^$start/,/^$end/{
/^$start/r $buffer
d
" $menu > $menu.new
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fi
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Hello.
I have an annoying problem : the preference panes in system preferences work well but the shortcuts to open them from the menu bar extras do not.
For example, when I choose "open bluetooth preferences" in the bluetooth menu bar extra, nothing happens.
But I can ver y well get to the bluetooth preferences in system preferences.
Same goes for all Apple or non-Apple menu bar extras which give the option of accessing a system prenerences pane : bluetooth, MenuMeters, Salling Clicker, Apple 's battery meter, Date &Time (those are the ones I use).
I tried removing the menu extras and re- enabling them, repaired permissions, checked permissions on the menu extras (with Applecare), re-ran the 10.4.5 combo update ... with no effect.
I think this started after I used Onyx (what a bad idea ...) for "regular" maintenance.
This is just annoying. Applecare tells me to archive and install.
I'd love to have a less invasive solution : except this annoying problem, my Mac works perfectly. And "archive and install" is quite time consuming since it is not that innocent with Apple or 3rd party pro apps.
I remember I had a similar issue with my old Mac by the times of Puma or Jaguar. There was an easier solution than "archive and install" by that time.
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i want to turn this back to default. thanks for any help. i dont want to uninstall mozilla and reinstall if possible.

i upgraded. then i tried that. did not work. if you read my question you will see that the option under tools/options/security to save passwords was GREYED OUT. it still is.
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Hi I'm new
I have (or rather, am trying to setup) a dual boot with Windows 8.1 and Arch, with each OS on separate SSDs.
Windows 8.1 already installed, Arch installation (seems to have) has gone smoothly. However, when I remove the installation usb, and try to boot, I get a command line prompt:
grub >_
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I followed the documentation in the Beginner's Guide and the GRUB page for installing and configuring GRUB. This is UEFI (grub2), not BIOS (grub legacy).
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resulted in:
click this link for error messages
(sorry about the image. I had to shutdown and reboot into my windows partition, since I still can't arch it up. If any/all of you have a better way to reproduce output and feel it pertinent, I'm all ears)
so upon exiting chroot and rebooting, grub boots up to the above effect; no menu is displayed. And I am sad panda.
Background Information:
Partition scheme:
/dev/sda1 - BIOS boot partition (I didn't read carefully, lol)
/dev/sda2 - EFI System Partition - mounted to /mnt/boot when chrooting in
/dev/sda3 - Root partition - mounted to /mnt/ when chrooting in
/dev/sda4 - Home partition - mounted to /mnt/home when chrooting in
The installation and configuration described above was done in chroot with the above partition scheme
I originally had issues booting into UEFI mode with the arch iso (written to a usb stick for the initial install). The boot would hang at 'triggering uevents'. I ultimately fixed this by pressing 'e' in the bootloader menu (also grub, I believe) and prepended
linux /boot/vmlinux-linux root=UUID=978e3e81-8048-4ae1-8a06-aa727458e8ff nomodeset nouveau.modeset=0
It then (successfully triggered uevents? and) booted normally
ALSO:
This is a custom built pc.
Hardware:
intel i7 4930K
ASUS Sabertooth X79 mobo
ASUS GTX 780 Ti gpu
ballistix sport DDR3 RAM (4 x 8 GB)
3 x 128 GB SSD (ADATA P900)
1 x 2 TB HDD (Toshiba, 7200 rpm)
Hey, if you made it to the bottom of this post, I really appreciate you taking the time out of your day. Thank you!
Last edited by Otsdarva (2014-06-09 03:22:25)

I realized that since I was not using EFISTUB, I could not mount the ESP to /boot; it had to be /boot/efi. A quick remount-reinstall of grub, then rerunning grub-mkconfig solved the issue.
Also, regarding WonderWoofy's suggestion: I learned by trying gummiboot that for whatever reason the kernel hadn't compiled properly when I ran
pacstrap /mnt base base-devel
Fixed via
pacman -S linux
Thanks for your help, everybody!

My Macbook Pro purchased Dec 2011 has suddenly become very slow after not using for 2 weeks (close to frozen). What is the problem and how to solve it?

My Macbook Pro purchased Dec 2011 has suddenly become very slow after not using for 2 weeks (close to frozen). What is the problem and how to solve it?

Need Help Ye,
boot your MacBook Pro into Recovery mode by holding down a Command key and the R key as it starts up. Once the Mac OS X Utilities menu appears, select Disk Utility. On the left-hand side of the Disk Utility window, select your internal disk’s boot partition (typically called “Macintosh HD”). On the right-hand side, press the Verify Disk button if it’s not greyed out; if it is greyed out, or if it reports that errors were found, press the Repair Disk button. Once the verification/repair is completed, exit Disk Utility and select Restart from the Apple menu to restart in normal mode. Is it still very slow?

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