installing Ubhuntu

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mehulved

18 Till I Die............
You needn't use only gedit to edit grub. You can use any text editor. Since you're using Kubuntu, which uses KDE you will have KATE installed which is as good as gedit. And you ould very well use nano, vi, joe or emacs if you prefer them.
Also, I guess you won't be able to edit menu.lst directly u'll need to use sudo to edit it else it will open only as read-only AFAIK.
I would prefer to use joe from Konsole using
sudo joe /boot/grub/menu.lst
password=my password
you can replace joe with any editor you prefer. I find joe easier to use than others, even nano seems to be easy to use. Vi and Emacs are comparatively more difficult but more powerful.
 

desertwind

Cyborg Agent
iinfi said:
thanks mate.
u sud get the "Linux brainiac" tag
so sud Satissh S

Thanks for the compliment. Why dont you recomment me to Raaboo ;) Just Kidding.

iinfi said:
$ gedit /etc/grub.conf

there is no grub.conf file in the /etc directory!!!
and i also get an error saying "gedit command not found"

Oh! I just forgot that ur using Kubuntu.

/boot/grub/grub.conf
/boot/grub/menu.lst
/etc/grub.conf

are all the same things. Edit any of these files. And you can use any text editor for that purpose. gedit is the text editor for GNOME. Use kate for KDE. And you may need to be root for that purpose.
 

iinfi

mekalodu
here is the file
what do I change in this??
# 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 10

## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
#hiddenmenu

# 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

### 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 specifiv 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=root=/dev/hdb1 ro

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd1,0)

## 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

## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
## altoptions=(recovery mode) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single

## nonaltoption boot targets option
## This option controls options to pass to only the
## primary kernel menu item.
## You can have ONLY one nonaltoptions line
# nonaltoptions=quiet splash

## 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

## ## End Default Options ##

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.12-9-386
root (hd1,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-9-386 root=/dev/hdb1 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.12-9-386
savedefault
boot

title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.12-9-386 (recovery mode)
root (hd1,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-9-386 root=/dev/hdb1 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.12-9-386
boot

title Ubuntu, memtest86+
root (hd1,0)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
boot

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title Other operating systems:
root


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/hda1
title Microsoft Windows XP Professional
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
 

praka123

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# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/hda1
title Microsoft Windows XP Professional
root (hd0,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
Move this entry above the ubuntu which is quoted below:
title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.12-9-386
root (hd1,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.12-9-386 root=/dev/hdb1 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.12-9-386
savedefault
boot
For changing the time grub should wait before booting into default OS,
timeout 10
change 10 seconds to whatever value you want,if u remove above line,grub will display the menu without any time limits,..Best of LUX!
for more details of GRUB,read "man grub" or "info grub"

@desertwind:
debian/ubuntu does not have symlink for /boot/grub/menu.lst in /etc/grub.conf AFAIK,though u can make using ln command.
 

naveenchandran

In the zone
## 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

...
...
---------------------------------

Set the default above to 4 ie..
default 4

Then XP will be default..
:)
 

naveenchandran

In the zone
ooops!

prakash then tell him to remove...

# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title Other operating systems:
root


otherwise that seperator will remain at the bottom empty ie.. without anhy operation!
 

iinfi

mekalodu
a big thanks to all of u for ur help ....
windows is now booting by default.only my net is not connecting ...thats ok for the time being !!!

plz accept this gift ;)


*images.redenvelope.com/images/images_static/giftbox_summer05.jpg
 
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bholu

Broken In
Satissh S said:
You might have wiped out the fedora partition, That's the reason. If you are sure there is fedora, Configure GRUB accordingly to boot into it.

how to configure GRUB. and i dont have fedora boot cd, its require??
for booting fedora.
 

Satissh S

Youngling
Do you have fedora rescue cd? If so boot into it, and issue the following once it has booted into a prompt.
# chroot /mnt/sysimage
# grub-install /dev/hda
Reboot and there shud be grub.
 

mehulved

18 Till I Die............
If you do not have fedora rescue cd, a live cd can do the trick too.
In a live cd, you will have to mount the root partition and then follow Satish's post.
 
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bholu

Broken In
at this time i dont have any think first CD nor rescue CD

so i was thinking for installing ubuntu,
here problme and i dont know ABC of instalation so can u tell me how to do that,
I got windows 2000 along with fedora,
one more thing i got 80gb of hard disk, but i can c only 40gb,

Is it possible for my bro to use remaining space for his self coz he is also an admin. of my comp.

thanx
 

praka123

left this forum longback
If U want,U can mount and rescue grub from Ubuntu CD.U need to boot and mount /proc partn and execute a shell y pressing ESC and selecting from menu,create a dir for ur hdd fedora on /mnt/sss;chroot and follow what satish told..
 
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