Ubuntu & RH

[Garrett85]

My laptop is set up for dual boot Ubuntu and RH. A few days ago something changed in my system and now I have only the Ubuntu grub boot loader. Previously there was one for RH and one for Ubuntu, now there's a lot for Ubuntu each one having it's own recovery start up mode. Can anyone tell me how to get RH and Ubuntu duel booting again? Thanks.

[yancek]

Sounds like you ran an update and got new kernels? You could boot Ubuntu and open a terminal and run: sudo os-prober. When that completes run: sudo update-grub.
The above would work if you have a version of Ubuntu 9.10 or later.
If that doesn't do the job, open a terminal to get partition information: sudo fdisk -l(lower case Letter L in the command) Post it here as well as the /boot/grub/grub.cfg file.

[Garrett85]

Disk /dev/sda: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x220ed127

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *           1          64      512000   83  Linux
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sda2              64       14910   119250944   8e  Linux LVM
/dev/sda4           14911       29631   118246432+   5  Extended
/dev/sda5           14911       29028   113402803+  83  Linux
/dev/sda6           29029       29631     4843566   82  Linux swap / Solaris

grub.ctg
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/grub-mkconfig using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then
  load_env
fi
set default="0"
if [ ${prev_saved_entry} ]; then
  set saved_entry=${prev_saved_entry}
  save_env saved_entry
  set prev_saved_entry=
  save_env prev_saved_entry
  set boot_once=true
fi

function savedefault {
  if [ -z ${boot_once} ]; then
    saved_entry=${chosen}
    save_env saved_entry
  fi
}

function recordfail {
  set recordfail=1
  if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then if [ -z ${boot_once} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
  set gfxmode=640x480
  insmod gfxterm
  insmod vbe
  if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
    # For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
    # understand terminal_output
    terminal gfxterm
  fi
fi
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,5)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en
insmod gettext
if [ ${recordfail} = 1 ]; then
  set timeout=-1
else
  set timeout=10
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=white/black
set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-32-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	recordfail
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,5)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-32-generic root=UUID=d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966 ro   quiet splash
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-32-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-32-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	recordfail
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,5)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966
	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.32-32-generic ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-32-generic root=UUID=d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966 ro single 
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-32-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-31-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	recordfail
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,5)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-31-generic root=UUID=d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966 ro   quiet splash
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-31-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-31-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	recordfail
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,5)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966
	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.32-31-generic ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-31-generic root=UUID=d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966 ro single 
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-31-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-30-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	recordfail
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,5)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-30-generic root=UUID=d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966 ro   quiet splash
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-30-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-30-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	recordfail
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,5)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966
	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.32-30-generic ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-30-generic root=UUID=d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966 ro single 
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-30-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-29-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	recordfail
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,5)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-29-generic root=UUID=d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966 ro   quiet splash
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-29-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-29-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	recordfail
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,5)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966
	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.32-29-generic ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-29-generic root=UUID=d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966 ro single 
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-29-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-28-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	recordfail
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,5)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-28-generic root=UUID=d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966 ro   quiet splash
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-28-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-28-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	recordfail
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,5)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966
	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.32-28-generic ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-28-generic root=UUID=d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966 ro single 
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-28-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-27-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	recordfail
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,5)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-27-generic root=UUID=d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966 ro   quiet splash
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-27-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-27-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	recordfail
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,5)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966
	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.32-27-generic ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-27-generic root=UUID=d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966 ro single 
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-27-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-26-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	recordfail
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,5)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-26-generic root=UUID=d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966 ro   quiet splash
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-26-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-26-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	recordfail
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,5)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966
	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.32-26-generic ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-26-generic root=UUID=d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966 ro single 
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-26-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-25-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	recordfail
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,5)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-25-generic root=UUID=d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966 ro   quiet splash
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-25-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-25-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	recordfail
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,5)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966
	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.32-25-generic ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-25-generic root=UUID=d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966 ro single 
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-25-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.31-22-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	recordfail
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,5)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-22-generic root=UUID=d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966 ro   quiet splash
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-22-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.31-22-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
	recordfail
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,5)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966
	echo	'Loading Linux 2.6.31-22-generic ...'
	linux	/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-22-generic root=UUID=d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966 ro single 
	echo	'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
	initrd	/boot/initrd.img-2.6.31-22-generic
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,5)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966
	linux16	/boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
	insmod ext2
	set root='(hd0,5)'
	search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set d6e9e5c0-57b6-4e19-8873-79c72980f966
	linux16	/boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries.  Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment.  Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

[yancek]

You have had kernel updates which is why you have multiple entries. Were your previous entries for Red Hat on the Ubuntu Grub menu? There is no entry in the grub.cfg file you posted for Red Hat so it obviously won't boot. What happened when you tried the commands from a terminal I suggested in my last post?

[Garrett85]

It processed a dozen or so lines and then said done.

[yancek]

And when you rebooted did you have an entry for Red Hat? If so, did it boot?

[Garrett85]

No, there was no entry for RH, it was the same, only a host of Ubuntus.

[yancek]

If you booted into Ubuntu on your drive and ran sudo os-prober and then ran sudo update-grub it should have detected Fedora. Can you mount your Fedora boot partition from Ubuntu and see what is in the /boot/grub directory.

Could you run those commands again and post the actual output? Might help.