[SOLVED] How To Add Slackware to Grub?

Ubunoob001 · 09-14-2010, 09:45 AM

HI all, Please go slow, I am new to linux, and have virtually no experience, yet, with text file editing.

Situation: So because I was having problems with LILO (upon installing Slackware 13.1 next to my Ubuntu/Vista), I reinstalled GRUB2 using my Ubuntu LIVECD. Grub did not auto-detect Slackware 13.1 upon install.

Question: I would like to add Slackware 13.1 to GRUB so I can also boot it. (Right now my only options in Grub are Ubuntu and Vista- along with memtest etc)

note: /sda5 is Slackware and /sda8 is Ubuntu
fdisk -l

Code:

Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x68bbdcaa

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *           1        7279    58461113    7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2            7449       19166    94116803+   5  Extended
/dev/sda5            7450        9909    19759950   83  Linux
/dev/sda6            9910       10065     1247348   83  Linux
/dev/sda7           18331       19166     6715138+  82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda8           10065       17988    63640576   83  Linux
/dev/sda9           17988       18330     2751488   82  Linux swap / Solaris

/etc/default/grub

Code:

# If you change this file, run 'update-grub' afterwards to update
# /boot/grub/grub.cfg.

GRUB_DEFAULT=0
#GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT=0
GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET=true
GRUB_TIMEOUT=10
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR=`lsb_release -i -s 2> /dev/null || echo Debian`
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX=""

# Uncomment to disable graphical terminal (grub-pc only)
#GRUB_TERMINAL=console

# The resolution used on graphical terminal
# note that you can use only modes which your graphic card supports via VBE
# you can see them in real GRUB with the command `vbeinfo'
#GRUB_GFXMODE=640x480

# Uncomment if you don't want GRUB to pass "root=UUID=xxx" parameter to Linux
#GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_UUID=true

# Uncomment to disable generation of recovery mode menu entries
#GRUB_DISABLE_LINUX_RECOVERY="true"

# Uncomment to get a beep at grub start
#GRUB_INIT_TUNE="480 440 1"

/boot/grub/grub.cfg

Code:

#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/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
  load_env
fi
set default="0"
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 recordfail {
  set recordfail=1
  if [ -n ${have_grubenv} ]; then if [ -z ${boot_once} ]; then save_env recordfail; fi; fi
}
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,8)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 5e37b2ed-3973-4225-802b-2fe2a24e9370
if loadfont /usr/share/grub/unicode.pf2 ; then
  set gfxmode=640x480
  insmod gfxterm
  insmod vbe
  if terminal_output gfxterm ; then true ; else
    # For backward compatibility with versions of terminal.mod that don't
    # understand terminal_output
    terminal gfxterm
  fi
fi
insmod ext2
set root='(hd0,8)'
search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 5e37b2ed-3973-4225-802b-2fe2a24e9370
set locale_dir=($root)/boot/grub/locale
set lang=en
insmod gettext
if [ ${recordfail} = 1 ]; then
  set timeout=-1
else
  set timeout=10
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 ###
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-21-generic' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
    recordfail
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd0,8)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 5e37b2ed-3973-4225-802b-2fe2a24e9370
    linux    /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=5e37b2ed-3973-4225-802b-2fe2a24e9370 ro   quiet splash
    initrd    /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic
}
menuentry 'Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-21-generic (recovery mode)' --class ubuntu --class gnu-linux --class gnu --class os {
    recordfail
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd0,8)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 5e37b2ed-3973-4225-802b-2fe2a24e9370
    echo    'Loading Linux 2.6.32-21-generic ...'
    linux    /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=5e37b2ed-3973-4225-802b-2fe2a24e9370 ro single
    echo    'Loading initial ramdisk ...'
    initrd    /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd0,8)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 5e37b2ed-3973-4225-802b-2fe2a24e9370
    linux16    /boot/memtest86+.bin
}
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+, serial console 115200)" {
    insmod ext2
    set root='(hd0,8)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 5e37b2ed-3973-4225-802b-2fe2a24e9370
    linux16    /boot/memtest86+.bin console=ttyS0,115200n8
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###
menuentry "Windows Vista (loader) (on /dev/sda1)" {
    insmod ntfs
    set root='(hd0,1)'
    search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set 20c2aaa3c2aa7d22
    chainloader +1
}
### END /etc/grub.d/30_os-prober ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###
# 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.
### END /etc/grub.d/40_custom ###

hope this is enough info...thanks!

Ubunoob001 · 09-14-2010, 10:06 AM

Okay so all I needed to do was run

Code:

sudo os-prober

followed by

Code:

sudo update-grub

. Should have figured this out prior to posting. Thanks All!