I need help with grub please!

[cousinlucky]

I had to re-install my Antix distro so I created a partition and installed the Gnome version of PCLinuxOS first. I then installed AntiX12. At a reboot I tried to get to the PCLinux but I got " Error 15 file not found ".

I am hoping that someone at LF can tell me how to correct this! Thanks!

[rokytnji]

Cuz. Post /boot/grub/menu.lst if using AntiX grub. Also post terminal output of

fdisk -l

Also. Be more elaborate in yout post about how you installed PCLos grub and AntiX grub. Are both grub installs done to the MBR?
Also is PCLOS using grub2. I already know AntiX uses grub legacy. I chainload grub 2 in AntiX grub file for grub 2 distros but I install
grub 2 to root instead of mbr when I do multiboot installs.

[cousinlucky]

OK, Roky!

root@antiX1:/home/cousinlucky
# /boot/grub/menu
bash: /boot/grub/menu: No such file or directory
root@antiX1:/home/cousinlucky
# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sda: 160 GB, 160039272960 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 3896 31294588 83 Linux
Warning: Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda3 3896 19193 122873152 83 Linux
Warning: Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda2 19194 19457 2112547 82 Linux swap
root@antiX1:/home/cousinlucky
#

[rokytnji]

The command is

harry@antiX1:~$ cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
timeout 10
color cyan/blue white/blue
foreground ffffff
background 0639a1

gfxmenu /boot/grub/message


### 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=UUID=43f8bca6-5193-4fb2-a78b-78c33c2e24ce ro
# kopt_2_6=root=UUID=43f8bca6-5193-4fb2-a78b-78c33c2e24ce ro nosplash quiet

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

## 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

## 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=(init-3) 3

## 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 3.6.2-antix.1-486-smp
root		(hd0,0)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-3.6.2-antix.1-486-smp root=UUID=43f8bca6-5193-4fb2-a78b-78c33c2e24ce ro 
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-3.6.2-antix.1-486-smp

title		Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 3.6.2-antix.1-486-smp (init-3)
root		(hd0,0)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-3.6.2-antix.1-486-smp root=UUID=43f8bca6-5193-4fb2-a78b-78c33c2e24ce ro 3
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-3.6.2-antix.1-486-smp

title		Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 3.2.0-3-486
root		(hd0,0)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-3-486 root=UUID=43f8bca6-5193-4fb2-a78b-78c33c2e24ce ro 
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-3-486

title		Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 3.2.0-3-486 (init-3)
root		(hd0,0)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-3-486 root=UUID=43f8bca6-5193-4fb2-a78b-78c33c2e24ce ro 3
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-3-486

title		Debian GNU/Linux, kernel memtest86+
root		(hd0,0)
kernel		/boot/memtest86+.bin

And what about?

Also. Be more elaborate in yout post about how you installed PCLos grub and AntiX grub. Are both grub installs done to the MBR?
Also is PCLOS using grub2

[Steven_G]

Hey Lucky,

I still consider myself too noob to *nix to say for sure, and I'd wait to hear back from roky b/c he knows his stuff. But, there are some things that apply across the board.

It looks like there were some errors in your partitioning scheme. Your partitons don't end on cylinder boundaries. This could be indicative of either software issues during the partitoning process or possible hardware issues with the drive itself.

I'd recommend that you dl the ultimate boot cd, read some of the tutorials and check the disk itself for issues, in addition to whatever suggetions the guru's have to make on the *nix side.

[MikeTbob]

Thread moved here to the Debian forum.
Cousinlucky, just for future reference, anytime you have a problem and/or need help....post it into the correct forum (AntiX is Debian based) instead of the coffee lounge. Not trying to be a big bad meanie but coffee lounge is for general chat and mayhem only.
Also, posts in the coffee lounge don't count towards your total post count. I'm sure you want to hit that Guru status someday (What is it 1000 posts?I forget)

[rokytnji]

I don't feel like a guru. More like a shady tree Linux friganeer. I was wondering also about why in the coffee lounge but I am not into patches/medals/status.

[cousinlucky]

cousinlucky@antiX1:~
$ cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
timeout 10
color cyan/blue white/blue
foreground ffffff
background 0639a1

gfxmenu /boot/grub/message

title antiX at sda1, kernel 3.5.0-antix.2-486-smp
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-antix.2-486-smp root=/dev/sda1 nomce quiet nosplash nouveau.modeset=0 vga=791
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-antix.2-486-smp
boot

title linux
kernel /boot/vmlinuz BOOT_IMAGE=linux root=UUID=724d4a16-ba54-4fd5-9baf-31eda641e342 resume=UUID=9307dbd7-b13b-46b2-b330-caa85f5b9bd4 splash=silent vga=788
initrd /boot/initrd.img

### 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=UUID=f414e622-c48e-4f81-9983-95f358629646 ro
# kopt_2_6=root=UUID=f414e622-c48e-4f81-9983-95f358629646 ro nosplash quiet

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

## 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

## 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=(init-3) 3

## 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 antiX-12, kernel 3.5.0-antix.2-486-smp
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-antix.2-486-smp root=UUID=f414e622-c48e-4f81-9983-95f358629646 ro
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-antix.2-486-smp

title antiX-12, kernel 3.5.0-antix.2-486-smp (init-3)
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-antix.2-486-smp root=UUID=f414e622-c48e-4f81-9983-95f358629646 ro 3
initrd /boot/initrd.img-3.5.0-antix.2-486-smp

title antiX-12, kernel memtest86+
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
cousinlucky@antiX1:~
$

Gentlemen, you know that I do not know what I am doing. AntiX12 is in /dev/sda1, PCLinuxOS is next to it in /dev/sda3 and the swap partition / dev/sda2 is on the end.
AntiX is in the MBA but I do not think PCLinuxOS even asked.. The PCLinux grug worked after I installed it but after I installed Antix12 just Linux appears second from the top in the grub list as linux and when I click it I get the Error 15 file not found.

[cousinlucky]

Thread moved here to the Debian forum.
Cousinlucky, just for future reference, anytime you have a problem and/or need help....post it into the correct forum (AntiX is Debian based) instead of the coffee lounge. Not trying to be a big bad meanie but coffee lounge is for general chat and mayhem only.
Also, posts in the coffee lounge don't count towards your total post count. I'm sure you want to hit that Guru status someday (What is it 1000 posts?I forget)

I'm vying for the " Title " Mike of " most inept linux user on the planet " Guru is indeed funny!

[yancek]

First verify that the UUIDs are correct. The first one for PCLinux beginnning with: UUID=724d... should be the PCLinux / partition (sda3), the second UUID on that line beginning with: 9307... should be the swap partition (sda2). You can check this by running the command: blkid. Another thing you might try is to put (hd0,2) in the PCLinux line:

title PCLinuxOS
kernel (hd0,2)/boot/vmlinuz...

I don't think that will help because you have UUIDs but, nothing to lose. I notice from your output of fdisk that your Start blocks are the same for sda1 and sd3 which I don't recall seeing outside an Extended partition?