hi all,

I am compiling a new kernel. I have successfully compiled it, but can anyone tell me how to modify grub.cfg. I am using ubuntu 10.10.

Can I use 'update-grub' ?

I tried using that and even its updating the grub with new kernel. But after I boot the new kernel its showing

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The disk for / is not ready or does not exist

#and some statements# M for recovery ...
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Is there any problem with kernel compilation and why is that coming ?

with kind regards,
Chaitanya.

Here is a good link to a grub2 tutorial that tells you how to change everything including splash screens.

grub2

Oh and also simple enough I understood most of it.

Sorry just reread the rest of your post and it appears you may have another problem. Do you have a live cd? If so from terminal

sudo grub-install /dev/sdX

and if that does not work

parted -l and post results

os-prober has to be executed

before update-grub

yes..my grub updated correctly and the entry is also being shown up. but the problem which I mentioned earlier, after booting with that kernel, I am getting a screen

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ubuntu 10.10

The disk drive for / is not ready yet or not present

Continue to wait; or press S to skip mounting or M for manual recovery.
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from that stage its not moving at all. I tried 'M' but it ended up entering password and to the command line.

I am having two linux installations in my system 10.04 and 10.10 separately. Is the problem because of that ?

Chaitanya.

Do you have option of booting old kernel?

If should not be a problem if the two are on separate partitions.

Use a ubuntu live and from terminal post the results of command

sudo parted -l

and tell me which partitions ubuntu 10.4 and 10.10 are on.

@eddy
through the grub i am selecting the new kernel.

@larry

obviously those are on seperate partitions. I am sending you the details of the command mentioned.

I even doubt if there is any problem with my compilation. Initially I did

1. make defconfig (selecting a default configuration)
2. make
3. make modules_install
4. make install
5. update-grub

Later i just restarted the system. Is this correct?

Is your ubuntu on a live cd, if it is boot the live cd and try the command from terminal

sudo grub-install /dev/sda

I am not experienced with scsi hds. If it does not install it should give errors.

Since i have got only one partition on linux /dev/sda1 ..
so i tried installing from that.

$ sudo grub-install /dev/sda1

/usr/sbin/grub-probe: error: cannot find a device for /boot/grub (is /dev mounted?).

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Chaitanya.

I have installed the grub2 following this tutorial

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Gr...0from%20LiveCD

and now i am getting the grub. but when I am trying to boot the new kernel,

its showing some mount errors followed by

when i am trying to exit using 'exit' command ..
its showing errors.
These errors are coming when i trying to boot new kernel.

please help me out with these errors.

Chaitanya.