[nmglug] Downgrading Grub2 to Legacy for Ubuntu 9.10
WA7BSZ
wa7bsz at yahoo.com
Wed Dec 23 18:59:04 PST 2009
This looks promising:
http://brettshaffer.com/blog/linux/downgrade-grub-2/
First you purge grub2 and grub-pc, then apt-get install grub, then run the update-grub command he says will give a menu.lst file.
He says he got this from:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1330347
Which has more information too.
--- On Wed, 12/23/09, nmglug-request at nmglug.org <nmglug-request at nmglug.org> wrote:
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> 1. Re: Grub2 (a_kaluta)
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> Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:24:43 -0700
> From: a_kaluta <akaluta at taosnet.com>
> Subject: Re: [nmglug] Grub2
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> Ted:
> I tried the previous debian 4.03? it did not support the
> i7
> processor,however I must say I am fond of Debian and should
> try the new
> release,here outside Taos, that means a trip to the ip
> providers office
> and a hardwired connection,alas,with their 5 gigahertz
> wireless signal,
> provide here rurally,I have not ever gotten a good
> checksum.
> Best,Anthony
>
>
> On Tue, 2009-12-22 at 09:01 -0700, Ted Pomeroy wrote:
> > Anthony, I am using 9.10, but don't like many features
> in new kernel.
> > I am thinking of going with Debian 5.0, Lenny. I saw a
> review by the
> > LA News tech writer who came to the same conclusion.
> There are
> > problems with the progression envisioned at Ubuntu,
> maybe they are
> > looking at keeping up with newer machines. What is
> your hardware? I am
> > working with a Thinkpad from 2000. Ted P.
> >
> > On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 6:51 AM, a_kaluta <akaluta at taosnet.com>
> wrote:
> > After fresh
> Ubuntu 9.10 install,then followed install w/
> > package update
> > which including
> change from "Linux 2.6.31-14-generic" to
> > "Linux
> >
> 2.6.31-16-generic",thereafter,boot would
> no get past splash
> > screen.
> >
> > Limping along
> with the following mods:
> >
> /etc/default/grub: grub default
> changed from=0 to =saved.
> > sudo
> grub-set-default "Linux 2.6.31-14-generic"
> >
> > Have not located
> the elegant solution,can anyone lend clarity,
> > Thanks,Anthony
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 09:28:27 -0700
> From: Ted Pomeroy <ted.pome at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [nmglug] Grub2
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> Anthony, yes. One needs a good connection to properly
> install these days. I
> used 2 CD's and then updated on line. But it did taka a
> couple of tries to
> get 2 good iso's. Good luck. Ted P.
>
> On 12/22/09, a_kaluta <akaluta at taosnet.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Ted:
> > I tried the previous debian 4.03? it did not support
> the i7
> > processor,however I must say I am fond of Debian and
> should try the new
> > release,here outside Taos, that means a trip to the ip
> providers office
> > and a hardwired connection,alas,with their 5 gigahertz
> wireless signal,
> > provide here rurally,I have not ever gotten a good
> checksum.
> > Best,Anthony
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 2009-12-22 at 09:01 -0700, Ted Pomeroy wrote:
> > > Anthony, I am using 9.10, but don't like many
> features in new kernel.
> > > I am thinking of going with Debian 5.0, Lenny. I
> saw a review by the
> > > LA News tech writer who came to the same
> conclusion. There are
> > > problems with the progression envisioned at
> Ubuntu, maybe they are
> > > looking at keeping up with newer machines. What
> is your hardware? I am
> > > working with a Thinkpad from 2000. Ted P.
> > >
> > > On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 6:51 AM, a_kaluta <akaluta at taosnet.com>
> wrote:
> > > After fresh
> Ubuntu 9.10 install,then followed install w/
> > > package
> update
> > > which
> including change from "Linux 2.6.31-14-generic" to
> > > "Linux
> > >
> 2.6.31-16-generic",thereafter,boot would
> no get past splash
> > > screen.
> > >
> > > Limping
> along with the following mods:
> > >
> /etc/default/grub: grub default
> changed from=0 to =saved.
> > > sudo
> grub-set-default "Linux 2.6.31-14-generic"
> > >
> > > Have not
> located the elegant solution,can anyone lend clarity,
> > >
> Thanks,Anthony
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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