Which GRUB ?

[glene77is]

Running Ubuntu 10. and that should mean that GRUB 2 is running.

From a terminal:
glene77is@glene77is-desktop:~$ grub-install -v
grub-install (GNU GRUB 0.97)
glene77is@glene77is-desktop:~$

It says the Old Grub is running.
What did I miss ?

In Menu.lst there is this group of code:

title Chainload into GRUB 2
root 786fbe13-deea-447a-b671-b8e8c6b76f30
kernel /boot/grub/core.img

Clues?

[yancek]

I haven't used Grub2 but the link below is a tutorial on Grub2 specific to Ubuntu which should help. It references 9.10 but I doubt there is much if any difference for 10.04. Worth a read.


https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Grub2

[glene77is]

Thanks.
Have read that and several others. Links saved for reference.
Since you are kind enough to provide me a link,
I provide these for your reference.

LinuxPlanet - Tutorials - Linux Boot Camp: How Linux Boots (part 1) - Linux Boot Camp Part I: SysV Init
LinuxPlanet - Tutorials - Linux Boot Camp: How Linux Boots (part 1) - Init Scripts
LinuxPlanet - Tutorials - Grub2 Worms Into Ubuntu (part 1) - Why Switch, GRUB2 Structure
LinuxPlanet - Tutorials - Grub2 Worms Into Ubuntu (part 1) - When 2 is 1, Configuration
LinuxPlanet - Tutorials - Linux Howto: Cleaning up Your GRUB 2 Menu (part 2) - Bogus Entries, Splash Screen
LinuxPlanet - Tutorials - Linux Howto: Cleaning up Your GRUB 2 Menu (part 2) - Background Image, Text Colors, Black Means Transparent
LinuxPlanet - Tutorials - Why Use GRUB2? Good Question! (part 3) - Translating Bizarre Error Messages, and Fixes
LinuxPlanet - Tutorials - Why Use GRUB2? Good Question! (part 3) - Hacks To Make grub2 Act Right
GNU GRUB - Summary [Savannah]
GNU GRUB - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)

The URLs are not showing (readable) in this Forum software,
but the links look like they should activate.

Really interesting reading.

The question was "WHY" the system reports the old Grub,
when we both know that Ubuntu 10 uses Grub2.

So, I have one computer setup for learning/tinkering.
Right now, I've put Knoppix (old Grub) and Ubuntu (Grub2) on, and have had Puppy (Grub failed on 5 installs), just to tinker, modify the scripts.
Ubuntu Grub2 overwrites all.
Has been interesting tracing the boot sequence/methodology.

[jayd512]

You can find what version of GRUB you are using with this command:

grub-install -v

[devils casper]

Is it a fresh installation or upgrade from earlier version?
Post the output of this

ls -l /boot/grub

[glene77is]

Jay,
From my post above was this:

Quote/
From a terminal:
glene77is@glene77is-desktop:~$ grub-install -v
grub-install (GNU GRUB 0.97)
glene77is@glene77is-desktop:~$
/Quote

The question was "WHY" the system reports the old Grub,
when we both know that Ubuntu 10 uses Grub2.

[glene77is]

Casper,

I do see the grub.cfg, and if I alter a title, then it shows the alteration.
So, I am certain that grub2 is running.
Is menu.lst running first, then pointing to grub2?

Capture as you requested:

Quote/
glene77is@glene77is-desktop:~$ ls -l /boot/grub
total 5208
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8208 2010-07-23 20:47 915resolution.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10536 2010-07-23 20:47 acpi.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4556 2010-07-23 20:47 affs.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4844 2010-07-23 20:47 afs_be.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4828 2010-07-23 20:47 afs.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1048 2010-07-23 20:47 aout.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8052 2010-07-23 20:47 ata.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2252 2010-07-23 20:47 ata_pthru.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2676 2010-07-23 20:47 at_keyboard.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4740 2010-07-23 20:47 befs_be.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4716 2010-07-23 20:47 befs.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4300 2010-07-23 20:47 biosdisk.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2412 2010-07-23 20:47 bitmap.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2904 2010-07-23 20:47 bitmap_scale.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2012 2010-07-23 20:47 blocklist.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 2010-07-23 20:47 boot.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2568 2010-07-23 20:47 boot.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19740 2010-07-23 20:47 bsd.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1960 2010-07-23 20:47 bufio.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1988 2010-07-23 20:47 cat.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 2010-07-23 20:47 cdboot.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2416 2010-07-23 20:47 chain.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1948 2010-07-23 20:47 charset.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2144 2010-07-23 20:47 cmp.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1950 2010-07-23 20:47 command.lst
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1784 2010-07-23 20:47 configfile.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 24660 2010-07-23 20:47 core.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2808 2010-07-23 20:47 cpio.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1608 2010-07-23 20:47 cpuid.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1784 2010-07-23 20:47 crc.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 825 2010-07-23 20:47 crypto.lst
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4384 2010-07-23 20:47 crypto.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1824 2010-07-23 20:47 datehook.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2316 2010-07-23 20:47 date.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1241 2010-07-23 20:47 datetime.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 191 2010-09-01 06:14 default
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 512 2010-07-23 20:47 diskboot.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1864 2010-07-23 20:47 dm_nv.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5524 2010-07-23 20:47 drivemap.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1920 2010-07-23 20:47 echo.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6444 2010-07-23 20:47 efiemu32.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11010 2010-07-23 20:47 efiemu64.o
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 24400 2010-07-23 20:47 efiemu.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4428 2010-07-23 20:47 elf.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1664 2010-07-23 20:47 example_functional_test.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5448 2010-07-23 20:47 ext2.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4004 2010-07-23 20:47 extcmd.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5912 2010-07-23 20:47 fat.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9732 2010-07-23 20:47 font.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2764 2010-07-23 20:47 fshelp.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 121 2010-07-23 20:47 fs.lst
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2608 2010-07-23 20:47 functional_test.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1768 2010-07-23 20:47 gcry_arcfour.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8144 2010-07-23 20:47 gcry_blowfish.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35040 2010-07-23 20:47 gcry_camellia.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17568 2010-07-23 20:47 gcry_cast5.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2992 2010-07-23 20:47 gcry_crc.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19280 2010-07-23 20:47 gcry_des.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3272 2010-07-23 20:47 gcry_md4.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4016 2010-07-23 20:47 gcry_md5.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2636 2010-07-23 20:47 gcry_rfc2268.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19204 2010-07-23 20:47 gcry_rijndael.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9136 2010-07-23 20:47 gcry_rmd160.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16652 2010-07-23 20:47 gcry_seed.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 18040 2010-07-23 20:47 gcry_serpent.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8924 2010-07-23 20:47 gcry_sha1.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3492 2010-07-23 20:47 gcry_sha256.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5676 2010-07-23 20:47 gcry_sha512.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11996 2010-07-23 20:47 gcry_tiger.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 39616 2010-07-23 20:47 gcry_twofish.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 24824 2010-07-23 20:47 gcry_whirlpool.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3980 2010-07-23 20:47 gettext.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 37316 2010-07-23 20:47 gfxmenu.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10952 2010-07-23 20:47 gfxterm.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3720 2010-07-23 20:47 gptsync.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10240 2010-07-23 20:47 grldr.img
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 4330 2010-08-30 20:30 grub_B.cfg
-r--r--r-- 1 root root 4330 2010-08-30 20:30 grub.cfg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1024 2010-09-07 10:09 grubenv
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7740 2010-07-23 20:47 gzio.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1464 2010-07-23 20:47 halt.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16 2010-07-23 20:47 handler.lst
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1688 2010-07-23 20:47 handler.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4720 2010-07-23 20:47 hashsum.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7420 2010-07-23 20:47 hdparm.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1216 2010-07-23 20:47 hello.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2412 2010-07-23 20:47 help.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3244 2010-07-23 20:47 hexdump.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5984 2010-07-23 20:47 hfs.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5844 2010-07-23 20:47 hfsplus.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6204 2010-07-23 20:47 iso9660.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5748 2010-07-23 20:47 jfs.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5900 2010-07-23 20:47 jpeg.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 29784 2010-07-23 20:47 kernel.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2000 2010-07-23 20:47 keystatus.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4972 2010-07-23 20:47 linux16.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8652 2010-07-23 20:47 linux.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1024 2010-07-23 20:47 lnxboot.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5544 2010-07-23 20:47 loadenv.mod
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2010-07-23 17:23 locale
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3080 2010-07-23 20:47 loopback.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1300 2010-07-23 20:47 lsmmap.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4140 2010-07-23 20:47 ls.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4944 2010-07-23 20:47 lspci.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5496 2010-07-23 20:47 lvm.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1792 2010-07-23 20:47 mdraid.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2104 2010-07-23 20:47 memdisk.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2876 2010-07-23 20:47 memrw.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5178 2010-09-06 19:10 menu.lst
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5156 2010-09-01 06:17 menu.lst~
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4212 2010-07-23 20:47 minicmd.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4296 2010-07-23 20:47 minix.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8544 2010-07-23 20:47 mmap.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2629 2010-07-23 20:47 moddep.lst
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 828645 2010-08-22 05:59 moreblue-orbit-grub.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2376 2010-07-23 20:47 msdospart.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11176 2010-07-23 20:47 multiboot2.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 11172 2010-07-23 20:47 multiboot.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 42060 2010-07-23 20:47 normal.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3548 2010-07-23 20:47 ntfscomp.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9948 2010-07-23 20:47 ntfs.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4484 2010-07-23 20:47 ohci.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2088 2010-07-23 20:47 part_acorn.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2192 2010-07-23 20:47 part_amiga.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2632 2010-07-23 20:47 part_apple.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2736 2010-07-23 20:47 part_gpt.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 62 2010-07-23 20:47 partmap.lst
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3448 2010-07-23 20:47 part_msdos.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2320 2010-07-23 20:47 part_sun.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 22 2010-07-23 20:47 parttool.lst
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4484 2010-07-23 20:47 parttool.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1908 2010-07-23 20:47 password.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3008 2010-07-23 20:47 password_pbkdf2.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1332 2010-07-23 20:47 pbkdf2.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 900 2010-07-23 20:47 pci.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2496 2010-07-23 20:47 play.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6652 2010-07-23 20:47 png.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2664 2010-07-23 20:47 probe.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1024 2010-07-23 20:47 pxeboot.img
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1332 2010-07-23 20:47 pxecmd.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5548 2010-07-23 20:47 pxe.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1380 2010-07-23 20:47 raid5rec.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2828 2010-07-23 20:47 raid6rec.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5856 2010-07-23 20:47 raid.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1544 2010-07-23 20:47 read.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1124 2010-07-23 20:47 reboot.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9836 2010-07-23 20:47 reiserfs.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4148 2010-07-23 20:47 relocator.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3260 2010-07-23 20:47 scsi.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2164 2010-07-23 20:47 search_fs_file.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2312 2010-07-23 20:47 search_fs_uuid.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2264 2010-07-23 20:47 search_label.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2356 2010-07-23 20:47 search.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6092 2010-07-23 20:47 serial.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 690 2010-07-23 20:47 setjmp.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5532 2010-07-23 20:47 setpci.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4056 2010-07-23 20:47 sfs.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 12124 2010-07-23 20:47 sh.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2220 2010-07-23 20:47 sleep.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2836 2010-07-23 20:47 tar.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 134 2010-07-23 20:47 terminal.lst
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5020 2010-07-23 20:47 terminal.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 9760 2010-07-23 20:47 terminfo.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5156 2010-07-23 20:47 test.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2912 2010-07-23 20:47 tga.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1675 2010-07-23 20:47 trig.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1276 2010-07-23 20:47 true.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5060 2010-07-23 20:47 udf.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4636 2010-07-23 20:47 ufs1.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4952 2010-07-23 20:47 ufs2.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5180 2010-07-23 20:47 uhci.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2968057 2010-07-23 20:47 unicode.pf2
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3420 2010-07-23 20:47 usb_keyboard.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3832 2010-07-23 20:47 usb.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3816 2010-07-23 20:47 usbms.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3488 2010-07-23 20:47 usbtest.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2736 2010-07-23 20:47 vbeinfo.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7912 2010-07-23 20:47 vbe.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3048 2010-07-23 20:47 vbetest.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3804 2010-07-23 20:47 vga.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2824 2010-07-23 20:47 vga_text.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 17168 2010-07-23 20:47 video_fb.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4 2010-07-23 20:47 video.lst
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5604 2010-07-23 20:47 video.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3828 2010-07-23 20:47 videotest.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5792 2010-07-23 20:47 xfs.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 31348 2010-07-23 20:47 xnu.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1936 2010-07-23 20:47 xnu_uuid.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6208 2010-07-23 20:47 zfsinfo.mod
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 24080 2010-07-23 20:47 zfs.mod
glene77is@glene77is-desktop:~$
/Quote

Thanks.

[devils casper]

Something is wrong in GRUB Config files.
I asked you in my last post too. Is it a fresh installation of Ubuntu 10.04 or an upgrade from earlier version?

If Ubuntu is using GRUB2 then it doesn't need menu.lst file and doesn't use its config.
Edit title lines menu.lst file and check if new title lines appear at startup.

[glene77is]

Casper,

I think I have a fresh install from the new OSdisk.com CD.
Have several systems setup,
(1) one for tinkering, (2) one for work, (3) several large USB HD for backups.
Could be that this machine has an UpGrade, and maybe that's a problem.

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However, Checking menu.lst, I find this code :

Quote/
## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
#hiddenmenu # mod to show menu
/Quote

Quote/
title Chainload into GRUB 2
root 786fbe13-deea-447a-b671-b8e8c6b76f30
kernel /boot/grub/core.img
/Quote

I never see the title lines from menu.lst.


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Have modified parts of Grub.cfg already, as a tracer.
Trace shows OK.
It is obvious that the sys is running through grub2.

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

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry '*** Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-24-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
recordfail
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,6)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 786fbe13-deea-447a-b671-b8e8c6b76f30
linux /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic root=UUID=786fbe13-deea-447a-b671-b8e8c6b76f30 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic
}
/Quote

These mods to grub.cfg show nicely.

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My question is about WHY this command shows the old grub ?
I enter from the terminal:
glene77is@glene77is-desktop:~$ grub-install -v
grub-install (GNU GRUB 0.97)

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I have no problems doing a format and fresh install, again.
I find these things interesting.
Thanks.

[glene77is]

Casper,

I am glad to find someone who is interested and qualified in Linux operations.
Thank you for your response.
Hope I caught you before breakfast.

Need to do an adendum to the previous post.

************************************************** ****
There is no emergency here,
but my professional and academic curiosity is piqued!

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My question is about WHY this command shows the old grub ?
I enter from the terminal:
glene77is@glene77is-desktop:~$ grub-install -v
grub-install (GNU GRUB 0.97)

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A better, more sequential history of installs, as best as I remember, follows:

A month ago, I re-installed Windows XP, which wiped out my Linux Ubuntu.
The total re-format of the entire disk is the MS method. I expected to install Linux Ubuntu into some higher count sda() maybe 3 or 5 along with swap and unallocated areas. I expected to be able to read various files to see methods of scripting. I also installed to a #2 computer, Puppy failed, Knoppix is OK, Linux Ubuntu 9 was OK, 10 was OK, Mint was OK. I wiped the #2 computer and reinstalled Knoppix (sda1) OK, and then Ubuntu (sda5) OK. Grub2 located both OS. I located grub.cfg in Ubuntu/root/grub, modified the title/color OK, everything works.

Then on my #1 computer, I installed the fresh MS_XP, and then installed the fresh Linux Ubunutu 9, which was later upgraded to 10 I think. I commonly purchase live-CD from OSdisks.com for Puppy, Knoppix, Ubuntu, PartEdMagic, but have downloaded ISO files and burned good Live-CDs to use recovering on other people's computers.

Ubuntu 9 installed a grub2 and it located both OS, as shown in the boot-up list, and pointed to itself (sda5), wherein I located the grub.cfg and made some decorative mods as a tracer.

Per my interest, I researched all I can find about grub and booting methods, and the different approaches used by DOS, Linux Ubuntu 9/10, and MS-Windows. I found references to Windows applications controlling ownership by writing tags into the Master Boot Record (potential problems in that as that is where the grubs begin their code).

Then I started exporing the files associated with the grub method.
I wanted to see more of the scripting, as examples of bash scripts.
Bought a book on Linux command-line usage, reads like an old Dos 3.0 manual.
Spent a year working to a SCO Unix server, with FoxPro 2.6 in SQL applications.
I spent a dozen years designing commercial database programs in FoxPro, but very little in TC script and none in BASH script, so I want to get my feet wet.
(!)
That is when I found the menu.lst and the 'chain' command pointing to grub2.
I modified the menu.lst, but saw no effect.
I modified the grub.cfg and saw the decorative effect, such as color change.
(!)

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My question is about WHY this command shows the old grub ?
I enter from the terminal:
glene77is@glene77is-desktop:~$ grub-install -v
grub-install (GNU GRUB 0.97)

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Thanks for your interest.
It seems that you don't want to let anything escape your attention.
The answer will come around eventually, as there is No Magic!

glene77is