[nmglug] Downgrading Grub2 to Legacy for Ubuntu 9.10

Jason Schaefer js at jasonschaefer.com
Wed Dec 23 19:13:50 PST 2009 

On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 7:59 PM, WA7BSZ <wa7bsz at yahoo.com> wrote:
> This looks promising:
>
> http://brettshaffer.com/blog/linux/downgrade-grub-2/

Why downgrade to grub 1 when grub 2 works just fine?

>
> 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)
>>    2. Re: Grub2 (Ted Pomeroy)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:24:43 -0700
>> From: a_kaluta <akaluta at taosnet.com>
>> Subject: Re: [nmglug] Grub2
>> To: "NMGLUG.org mailing list" <nmglug at nmglug.org>
>> Message-ID: <1261524283.4202.18.camel at a-desktop>
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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
>> To: "NMGLUG.org mailing list" <nmglug at nmglug.org>
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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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