[opensuse] Yast, Grub boot loader editing malfunction
When using the boot loader editing of Grub in Yast from my tumbleweed 13.1 I found that re-arranging the menu is not functioning well. I can only move menu items down. Up does not work at my system. Am I the only one having this problem? -- Linux User 183145 using KDE4 and LXDE on a Pentium IV , powered by openSUSE 13.1 (i586) Kernel: 3.12.5-3.g48b587a-default KDE Development Platform: 4.11.3 10:46am up 10:36, 3 users, load average: 1.61, 1.56, 1.41 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 2013-12-16 10:56 (GMT+0700) C. Brouerius van Nidek composed:
When using the boot loader editing of Grub in Yast from my tumbleweed 13.1 I
Grub, or Grub2?
found that re-arranging the menu is not functioning well. I can only move menu items down. Up does not work at my system.
If Grub, you can safely edit /boot/grub/menu.lst with any text editor as long as you're careful to avoid typos. Any stanzas you add will be preserved when new kernels are added by perl-Bootloader, although order is likely to be changed if added entries are ahead of prior entries.
Am I the only one having this problem? -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation)
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On Monday, December 16, 2013 01:13:40 AM Felix Miata wrote:
On 2013-12-16 10:56 (GMT+0700) C. Brouerius van Nidek composed:
When using the boot loader editing of Grub in Yast from my tumbleweed 13.1 I Grub, or Grub2?
Grub (as I said ;) )
found that re-arranging the menu is not functioning well. I can only move menu items down. Up does not work at my system.
If Grub, you can safely edit /boot/grub/menu.lst with any text editor as long as you're careful to avoid typos. Any stanzas you add will be preserved when new kernels are added by perl-Bootloader, although order is likely to be changed if added entries are ahead of prior entries.
Am I the only one having this problem?
I normally edit the menu.lst direct with midnight commander. But sometimes I prefer yast for bigger editing jobs. -- Linux User 183145 using KDE4 and LXDE on a Pentium IV , powered by openSUSE 13.1 (i586) Kernel: 3.12.5-3.g48b587a-default KDE Development Platform: 4.11.3 13:53pm up 13:43, 3 users, load average: 6.39, 9.23, 5.27 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On 12/15/2013 09:56 PM, C. Brouerius van Nidek wrote:
When using the boot loader editing of Grub in Yast from my tumbleweed 13.1 I found that re-arranging the menu is not functioning well. I can only move menu items down. Up does not work at my system. Am I the only one having this problem?
When you are moving entries, are you remembering to move the YaST2 identifier line as well right? ###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux### title Desktop -- openSUSE 11.4 - 2.6.37.6-24 root (hd0,5) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.37.6-24-desktop root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD6400BEVT-00A0RT0_WD-WX40A9996688-part6 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-WDC_WD6400BEVT-00A0RT0_WD-WX40A9996688-part5 splash=silent quiet showopts vga=0x317 initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.37.6-24-desktop grub should not care, but failing to move the identifier along with the (title,root,kernel,initrd) blocks might screw yast up. Post your menu.lst so we can see what you are dealing with. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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