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Clonezilla iso won't boot from grub2 menu

I just closed my previous thread which was about getting Clonezilla to show up on the grub2 menu. Refer to https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...nu-4175700341/

Now that I have the menu entry for Clonezilla, when I select it at startup it won't boot. It just blinks and goes back to the grub2 menu.

Do I have to make a bios change to boot an iso file? I've had this working on this laptop in the past, and I don't remember having to jump through these hoops.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Quote:

Originally Posted by jefro (Post 6282720)

https://www.linuxbabe.com/desktop-li...b2-boot-loader

See if this matches yours.

Here is my 40_custom:

Code:

#!/bin/sh

exec tail -n +3 $0

menuentry "clonezilla-live-20210127-groovy-amd64.iso" {

  insmod ext2

  set isofile="/clonezilla-live-20210525-groovy-amd64.iso"

  loopback loop (hd0,5)$isofile

  linux (loop)/live/vmlinuz boot=live findiso=$isofile

  initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img

}

Only the path and file name are different compared to the sample from your link. When I update grub with this file, the menu entry never shows up. The only way I have been able to get the menu entry to show up is with the grml-rescueboot method as follows:

Code:

grml-rescueboot



A very simple way of creating a GRUB menuentry for a bootable ISO file is to use grml-rescueboot.



The package does the following:



    Creates a /boot/grml folder.



    Automatically adds menuentries to the GRUB menu for any ISO files located in the /boot/grml folder. This is accomplished whenever the update-grub command is executed.

    The created menuentry, when selected, provides submenu options on how to boot the ISO, including the "Try Ubuntu" and "Install" options. 



To use the grml-rescueboot option:



    Install grml-rescueboot



        sudo apt-get install grml-rescueboot



    Place bootable ISO files in the /boot/grml folder.

        Since this is a system folder, the operation must be conducted as "root". For example, if the ISO is located in the user's Downloads folder, the command would be:



            sudo mv ~/Downloads/<filename.iso> /boot/grml/



    Update GRUB



        sudo update-grub

The menu entry appears but when I choose it the iso file does not load. The screen just blinks and goes back to the grub menu.

from your other thread

Quote:

I have one file in that folder named: "clonezilla-live-2.7.1-22-amd64.iso"

from this post

Quote:

Here is my 40_custom:

Code:

#!/bin/sh
exec tail -n +3 $0
menuentry "clonezilla-live-20210127-groovy-amd64.iso" {
insmod ext2
set isofile="/clonezilla-live-20210525-groovy-amd64.iso"
loopback loop (hd0,5)$isofile
linux (loop)/live/vmlinuz boot=live findiso=$isofile
initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img
}

Which iso file is it

the (Hd0,5) represents the drive/partition the iso file is counting drives from 0 and partitions from 1. Compare your 40_custom to the /boot/grub/grub.cfg menuentry for the grmlboot. The 40_custom you edited is in /etc/grub.d/40_custom?

Quote:

Originally Posted by colorpurple21859 (Post 6282735)

from your other thread from this post

Which iso file is it

the (Hd0,5) represents the drive/partition the iso file is counting drives from 0 and partitions from 1. Compare your 40_custom to the /boot/grub/grub.cfg menuentry for the grmlboot. The 40_custom you edited is in /etc/grub.d/40_custom?

Sorry, I didn't change the label for the menu entry. But the iso file is correct. Also, I checked the grub.cfg file in /boot/grub and there is nothing there for the clonezilla entry.

I'll change the label to match the iso file name, but I doubt if that will make a difference.

Here is the corrected 40_custom:

Code:

#!/bin/sh

exec tail -n +3 $0

menuentry "clonezilla-live-20210525-groovy-amd64.iso" {

  insmod ext2

  set isofile="/clonezilla-live-20210525-groovy-amd64.iso"

  loopback loop (hd0,5)$isofile

  linux (loop)/live/vmlinuz boot=live findiso=$isofile

  initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img

}

It didn't make any difference. The menu entry does not appear in grub. I know that grub is on this partition, because I can change the time-out value.

You should expect your custom stanza to be picked up as the first entry displayed at the Grub menu at boot by copying or symlinking the original 40_custom to 06_custom and the original 41_custom to 07_custom, and moving your custom stanza to /boot/[grub,grub2]/custom.cfg. With such configuration, I have found it unnecessary to have any concern for the content of /etc/default/grub or /boot/[grub,grub2]/grub.cfg, unless desiring to boot some os-prober-generated stanza from /boot/[grub,grub2]/grub.cfg (not contained in /boot/[grub,grub2]/custom.cfg). The first entry in custom.cfg booted here ATM ~is:

Code:

# head custom.cfg

menuentry "memtest86 8.3 EFI" {

        search --no-floppy --label --set=root P01ESP

        chainloader /mt83x64.efi

}

Following that I have 11 stanzas that boot the various installed operating systems, another for booting an older memtest86 version, then several stanzas that initialize various distro's NET installers by loading those installers' kernels and initrds.

Quote:

The menu entry appears but when I choose it the iso file does not load

post the contents of the gmrl menu entry in the grub.cfg

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrmazda (Post 6282774)

Code:

# head custom.cfg

menuentry "memtest86 8.3 EFI" {

        search --no-floppy --label --set=root P01ESP

        chainloader /mt83x64.efi

}

Here is the terminal output for the following commands:

cat /etc/grub.d/40_custom
sudo-update-grub2
cat grub.cfg (starting at directory /boot/grub)

Code:

master@master-Latitude-E6440:/boot/grub$ cat /etc/grub.d/40_custom

#!/bin/sh

exec tail -n +3 $0

menuentry "clonezilla-live-20210525-groovy-amd64.iso" {

  insmod ext2

  set isofile="/clonezilla-live-20210525-groovy-amd64.iso"

  loopback loop (hd0,5)$isofile

  linux (loop)/live/vmlinuz boot=live findiso=$isofile

  initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img

}        

        

master@master-Latitude-E6440:/boot/grub$ sudo update-grub2

Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub'

Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub.d/init-select.cfg'

Generating grub configuration file ...

Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.11.0-34-generic

Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.11.0-34-generic

Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.11.0-27-generic

Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.11.0-27-generic

Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.8.0-43-generic

Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.8.0-43-generic

Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.elf

Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin

Found Windows 10 on /dev/sda1

done

master@master-Latitude-E6440:/boot/grub$ cat grub.cfg

#

# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE

#

# It is automatically generated by grub-mkconfig using templates

# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub

#



### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

if [ -s $prefix/grubenv ]; then

  set have_grubenv=true

  load_env

fi

if [ "${initrdfail}" = 2 ]; then

  set initrdfail=

elif [ "${initrdfail}" = 1 ]; then

  set next_entry="${prev_entry}"

  set prev_entry=

  save_env prev_entry

  if [ "${next_entry}" ]; then

      set initrdfail=2

  fi

fi

if [ "${next_entry}" ] ; then

  set default="${next_entry}"

  set next_entry=

  save_env next_entry

  set boot_once=true

else

  set default="0"

fi



if [ x"${feature_menuentry_id}" = xy ]; then

  menuentry_id_option="--id"

else

  menuentry_id_option=""

fi



export menuentry_id_option



if [ "${prev_saved_entry}" ]; then

  set saved_entry="${prev_saved_entry}"

  save_env saved_entry

  set prev_saved_entry=

  save_env prev_saved_entry

  set boot_once=true

fi



function savedefault {

  if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then

    saved_entry="${chosen}"

    save_env saved_entry

  fi

}

function initrdfail {

    if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; then if [ -n "${partuuid}" ]; then

      if [ -z "${initrdfail}" ]; then

        set initrdfail=1

        if [ -n "${boot_once}" ]; then

          set prev_entry="${default}"

          save_env prev_entry

        fi

      fi

      save_env initrdfail

    fi; fi

}

function recordfail {

  set recordfail=1

  if [ -n "${have_grubenv}" ]; then if [ -z "${boot_once}" ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi

}

function load_video {

  if [ x$feature_all_video_module = xy ]; then

    insmod all_video

  else

    insmod efi_gop

    insmod efi_uga

    insmod ieee1275_fb

    insmod vbe

    insmod vga

    insmod video_bochs

    insmod video_cirrus

  fi

}



if [ x$feature_default_font_path = xy ] ; then

  font=unicode

else

insmod part_msdos

insmod ext2

set root='hd0,msdos5'

if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then

  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos5 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos5 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos5  469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27

else

  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27

fi

    font="/usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2"

fi



if loadfont $font ; then

  set gfxmode=auto

  load_video

  insmod gfxterm

  set locale_dir=$prefix/locale

  set lang=en_US

  insmod gettext

fi

terminal_output gfxterm

if [ "${recordfail}" = 1 ] ; then

  set timeout=30

else

  if [ x$feature_timeout_style = xy ] ; then

    set timeout_style=hidden

    set timeout=35

  # Fallback hidden-timeout code in case the timeout_style feature is

  # unavailable.

  elif sleep --interruptible 35 ; then

    set timeout=0

  fi

fi

### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###



### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

set menu_color_normal=white/black

set menu_color_highlight=black/light-gray

### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###



### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

function gfxmode {

        set gfxpayload="${1}"

        if [ "${1}" = "keep" ]; then

                set vt_handoff=vt.handoff=7

        else

                set vt_handoff=

        fi

}

if [ "${recordfail}" != 1 ]; then

  if [ -e ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt ]; then

    if hwmatch ${prefix}/gfxblacklist.txt 3; then

      if [ ${match} = 0 ]; then

        set linux_gfx_mode=keep

      else

        set linux_gfx_mode=text

      fi

    else

      set linux_gfx_mode=text

    fi

  else

    set linux_gfx_mode=keep

  fi

else

  set linux_gfx_mode=text

fi

export linux_gfx_mode

menuentry 'Ubuntu' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-simple-469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27' {

        recordfail

        load_video

        gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode

        insmod gzio

        if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi

        insmod part_msdos

        insmod ext2

        set root='hd0,msdos5'

        if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then

          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos5 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos5 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos5  469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27

        else

          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27

        fi

        linux        /boot/vmlinuz-5.11.0-34-generic root=UUID=469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27 ro  quiet splash $vt_handoff

        initrd        /boot/initrd.img-5.11.0-34-generic

}

submenu 'Advanced options for Ubuntu' $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-advanced-469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27' {

        menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 5.11.0-34-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-5.11.0-34-generic-advanced-469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27' {

                recordfail

                load_video

                gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode

                insmod gzio

                if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi

                insmod part_msdos

                insmod ext2

                set root='hd0,msdos5'

                if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then

                  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos5 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos5 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos5  469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27

                else

                  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27

                fi

                echo        'Loading Linux 5.11.0-34-generic ...'

                linux        /boot/vmlinuz-5.11.0-34-generic root=UUID=469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27 ro  quiet splash $vt_handoff

                echo        'Loading initial ramdisk ...'

                initrd        /boot/initrd.img-5.11.0-34-generic

        }

        menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 5.11.0-34-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-5.11.0-34-generic-recovery-469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27' {

                recordfail

                load_video

                insmod gzio

                if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi

                insmod part_msdos

                insmod ext2

                set root='hd0,msdos5'

                if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then

                  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos5 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos5 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos5  469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27

                else

                  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27

                fi

                echo        'Loading Linux 5.11.0-34-generic ...'

                linux        /boot/vmlinuz-5.11.0-34-generic root=UUID=469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27 ro recovery nomodeset dis_ucode_ldr 

                echo        'Loading initial ramdisk ...'

                initrd        /boot/initrd.img-5.11.0-34-generic

        }

        menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 5.11.0-27-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-5.11.0-27-generic-advanced-469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27' {

                recordfail

                load_video

                gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode

                insmod gzio

                if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi

                insmod part_msdos

                insmod ext2

                set root='hd0,msdos5'

                if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then

                  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos5 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos5 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos5  469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27

                else

                  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27

                fi

                echo        'Loading Linux 5.11.0-27-generic ...'

                linux        /boot/vmlinuz-5.11.0-27-generic root=UUID=469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27 ro  quiet splash $vt_handoff

                echo        'Loading initial ramdisk ...'

                initrd        /boot/initrd.img-5.11.0-27-generic

        }

        menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 5.11.0-27-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-5.11.0-27-generic-recovery-469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27' {

                recordfail

                load_video

                insmod gzio

                if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi

                insmod part_msdos

                insmod ext2

                set root='hd0,msdos5'

                if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then

                  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos5 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos5 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos5  469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27

                else

                  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27

                fi

                echo        'Loading Linux 5.11.0-27-generic ...'

                linux        /boot/vmlinuz-5.11.0-27-generic root=UUID=469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27 ro recovery nomodeset dis_ucode_ldr 

                echo        'Loading initial ramdisk ...'

                initrd        /boot/initrd.img-5.11.0-27-generic

        }

        menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 5.8.0-43-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-5.8.0-43-generic-advanced-469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27' {

                recordfail

                load_video

                gfxmode $linux_gfx_mode

                insmod gzio

                if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi

                insmod part_msdos

                insmod ext2

                set root='hd0,msdos5'

                if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then

                  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos5 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos5 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos5  469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27

                else

                  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27

                fi

                echo        'Loading Linux 5.8.0-43-generic ...'

                linux        /boot/vmlinuz-5.8.0-43-generic root=UUID=469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27 ro  quiet splash $vt_handoff

                echo        'Loading initial ramdisk ...'

                initrd        /boot/initrd.img-5.8.0-43-generic

        }

        menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 5.8.0-43-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os $menuentry_id_option 'gnulinux-5.8.0-43-generic-recovery-469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27' {

                recordfail

                load_video

                insmod gzio

                if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi

                insmod part_msdos

                insmod ext2

                set root='hd0,msdos5'

                if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then

                  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos5 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos5 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos5  469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27

                else

                  search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27

                fi

                echo        'Loading Linux 5.8.0-43-generic ...'

                linux        /boot/vmlinuz-5.8.0-43-generic root=UUID=469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27 ro recovery nomodeset dis_ucode_ldr 

                echo        'Loading initial ramdisk ...'

                initrd        /boot/initrd.img-5.8.0-43-generic

        }

}



### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###



### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux_zfs ###

### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux_zfs ###



### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###



### END /etc/grub.d/20_linux_xen ###



### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

menuentry 'Memory test (memtest86+)' {

        insmod part_msdos

        insmod ext2

        set root='hd0,msdos5'

        if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then

          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos5 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos5 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos5  469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27

        else

          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27

        fi

        knetbsd        /boot/memtest86+.elf

}

menuentry 'Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)' {

        insmod part_msdos

        insmod ext2

        set root='hd0,msdos5'

        if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then

          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos5 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos5 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos5  469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27

        else

          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27

        fi

        linux16        /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8

}

### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###



### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

menuentry 'Windows 10 (on /dev/sda1)' --class windows --class os $menuentry_id_option 'osprober-chain-D250285B50284895' {

        insmod part_msdos

        insmod ntfs

        set root='hd0,msdos1'

        if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then

          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos1 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos1 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos1  D250285B50284895

        else

          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root D250285B50284895

        fi

        parttool ${root} hidden-

        drivemap -s (hd0) ${root}

        chainloader +1

}

set timeout_style=menu

if [ "${timeout}" = 0 ]; then

  set timeout=10

fi

### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###



### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###

### END /etc/grub.d/30_uefi-firmware ###



### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###

if [ -f  ${config_directory}/custom.cfg ]; then

  source ${config_directory}/custom.cfg

elif [ -z "${config_directory}" -a -f  $prefix/custom.cfg ]; then

  source $prefix/custom.cfg;

fi

### END /etc/grub.d/41_custom ###



### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/42_grml ###

### END /etc/grub.d/42_grml ###

master@master-Latitude-E6440:/boot/grub$

Would it help or hurt to reinstall grub2?

I ran bootinfoscript and found some possible anomolies. See attached file for full RESULTS.

Code:

Grub2 (v1.99) is installed in the MBR of /dev/sda and looks at sector 1 of 

    the same hard drive for core.img. core.img is at this location and looks 

    in partition 112 for .

I would have thought it was installed in partition 5 (sda5).

Code:

================================ sda1/menu.lst: ================================



--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# menu.lst produced by grub4dosconfig-v1.9.3

color white/blue black/cyan white/black cyan/black

#splashimage=/splash.xpm

timeout 10

default 0



# Full installed Linux



title Ubuntu 16.04.7 LTS (sda5)

  find --set-root uuid () 59212b28-0a21-4aad-b5ee-dcf0a3afaa38

  kernel /vmlinuz root=UUID=59212b28-0a21-4aad-b5ee-dcf0a3afaa38 ro 

#                      root=/dev/sda5

  initrd /initrd.img



title Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS (sda7/boot)

  find --set-root uuid () 42d7528c-4f38-4485-a91b-ffc529773a28

  kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=UUID=42d7528c-4f38-4485-a91b-ffc529773a28 ro 

#                      root=/dev/sda7

  initrd /boot/initrd.img



title Find Grub2\nBoot up grub2 if installed

  errorcheck off

  find --set-root --ignore-floppies --ignore-cd /boot/grub/i386-pc/core.img

  kernel /boot/grub/i386-pc/core.img

  find --set-root --ignore-floppies --ignore-cd /boot/grub/core.img

  kernel /boot/grub/core.img

  errorcheck on



# Windows

# this entry searches Windows on the HDD and boot it up

title Windows\nBoot up Windows if installed

  errorcheck off

  find --set-root --ignore-floppies --ignore-cd  /bootmgr

  chainloader /bootmgr

  find --set-root --ignore-floppies --ignore-cd  /ntldr

  chainloader /ntldr

  find --set-root --ignore-floppies --ignore-cd  /io.sys

  chainloader /io.sys

  errorcheck on



# Advanced Menu

title Advanced menu

  configfile /menu-advanced.lst

  commandline

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



========================== sda1/grldr embedded menu: ===========================

This is an old grub on my windows partition that came with the laptop and hasn't been able to boot. I doubt if it is the root cause of this problem, but who knows?

Quote:

Originally Posted by colorpurple21859 (Post 6282799)

post the contents of the gmrl menu entry in the grub.cfg

Code:



### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/42_grml ###

menuentry "Grml Rescue System (clonezilla-live-20210525-groovy-amd64.iso)" {

        insmod part_msdos

        insmod ext2

        set root='hd0,msdos5'

        if [ x$feature_platform_search_hint = xy ]; then

          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root --hint-bios=hd0,msdos5 --hint-efi=hd0,msdos5 --hint-baremetal=ahci0,msdos5  469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27

        else

          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root 469b1d8e-889c-4feb-96aa-343b03155e27

        fi

        iso_path="/boot/grml/clonezilla-live-20210525-groovy-amd64.iso"

        export iso_path

        kernelopts="  "

        export kernelopts

        loopback loop "/boot/grml/clonezilla-live-20210525-groovy-amd64.iso"

        set root=(loop)

        configfile /boot/grub/loopback.cfg

}

### END /etc/grub.d/42_grml ###

At the grub menu highligh the grml entry press, e for edit and change this

Quote:

configfile /boot/grub/loopback.cfg

Code:

configfile /boot/grub/grub.cfg

Quote:

I would have thought it was installed in partition 5 (sda5

You have an older machine which still uses Legacy/CSM boot which has a small bit of Grub code in the MBR and most of the rest of the Grub files necessary to boot on the Ubuntu partition (sda5). Line 14 of the bootinfoscript shows you have Vista/Win7, neither of which is supported currently. Line 16 shows you have Grub2 files on an ntfs partition where they should never be. Line 21 shows boot files which are used by Grub4Dos. I don't know that any of this impacts your problem but those files are not useful.

Your bootinfoscript also shows Grub version as 1.99 which was first used about 10 years ago. I have Ubuntu 20.04 installed on one partition and it shows Grub version as 2.04 and you indicate you have Ubuntu 20.04 installed. Maybe reinstalling Grub2 from Ubuntu would help. Check what version of Grub2 you have by entering this command in a terminal:

Code:

grub-install --version

If I understand your situation, you are able to boot Ubuntu. Do you only see one menu on boot, the grub.cfg file from Grub2? Your bootinfoscript output, beginning at line 560, shows the output of os-prober and you can see scrolling down that the 40_custom is not read but other files are? Not sure why that would happen. As a test, could you just copy your clonezilla menuentry to the grub.cfg file on sda5, the Ubuntu partition, save the change and do NOT update grub, but reboot to see if your clonezilla entry is there and it boots. If it does, you will know that the clonezilla iso boots so then the problem is why 40_custom isn't read and included in grub.cfg.

Quote:

Originally Posted by colorpurple21859 (Post 6282818)

At the grub menu highligh the grml entry press, e for edit and change this

to

Code:

configfile /boot/grub/grub.cfg

Ok we're making some progress. When I made this change I got the splash screen for Clonezilla. But it still didn't boot. I got a screen full of stuff but the error was:

unable to find a medium containing a live file system.

Also, if this becomes the solution, which file do I edit so that I don't have to edit at boot, or is there a way to make the change permanent?

Quote:

Originally Posted by yancek (Post 6282820)

Code:

grub-install --version

How can I clean up grub and have a clean install? My version is grub 2.04.

I did as you suggested and was able to get Clonezilla to the grub menu. When I tried to boot I got the following:

Code:

error: file 'clonezilla-live-2.7.1-22-amd64.iso not found.

error: disk 'loop' not found.

error: you need to load the kernel first.

This is from your original thread:

Quote:

#!/bin/sh
exec tail -n +3 $0
# This file provides an easy way to add custom menu entries. Simply type the
# menu entries you want to add after this comment. Be careful not to change
# the 'exec tail' line above.

menuentry "clonezilla" {
set isofile="/clonezilla/clonezilla-live-2.7.1-22-amd64.iso"
loopback loop (hd0,5)$isofile
linux (loop)/live/vmlinuz boot=live components config findiso=$isofile ip=frommedia toram=filesystem.squashfs union=overlay username=user
initrd (loop)/live/initrd.img
}