Re: [Hampshire] Grub / boot issue

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Author: Paul Tansom
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To: hampshire
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Grub / boot issue
** Vic <lug@???> [2010-09-28 12:08]:
> > Paul, is this a UUID problem.
>
> I was just about to suggest the same thing.
>
> Please post your grub.conf (or menu.lst) If there are any UUID entries in
> there, you'll ned to change them. I tend to use volume labels instead for
> this sort of thing - it makes swapping out drives a little easier...

** end quote [Vic]

It is pretty much as created and maintained by the Ubuntu install, so having
removed the majority of the comments to keep it short:

default         0
timeout         3
hiddenmenu
## ## End Default Options ##


title           Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-21-server
root            (hd0,0)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-21-server root=/dev/md0 ro quiet splash
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-21-server
quiet


title           Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-21-server (recovery mode)
root            (hd0,0)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-21-server root=/dev/md0 ro single
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-21-server


title           Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-16-server
root            (hd0,0)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-server root=/dev/md0 ro quiet splash
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-server
quiet
title           Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-16-server (recovery mode)
root            (hd0,0)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-16-server root=/dev/md0 ro single
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-16-server


title           Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS, memtest86+
root            (hd0,0)
kernel          /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet


### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

title           Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-21-server
root            (hd1,0)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-21-server root=/dev/md0 ro quiet splash
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-21-server
quiet


title           Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS, kernel 2.6.24-21-server (recovery mode)
root            (hd1,0)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-21-server root=/dev/md0 ro single
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-21-server


title           Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS, memtest86+
root            (hd1,0)
kernel          /boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet



Note the last three entries allow me to use the BIOS boot menu and boot from
the second HD if the first is failing or blank. The sda (hd0,0) is the replaced
drive.

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