Grub 2 Configuration - Suse 12.1

[hal8000]

This is a new install of Suse 12.1 , and first impressions are good, only 12 minutes to install, after I selected the software choices.

I've had bad experiences with Grub2 in Ubuntu before, but on looking for the grub2 config files in Suse 12.1 they dont appear in
the standard places.

For a start there is no /boot/grub/grub.cfg file no diectrory /etc/grub.d/

There is however an /etc/grub.conf file that contains:

orac:/boot/grub # cat /etc/grub.conf
setup --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 --force-lba (hd0) (hd1,8)
quit


I am also surprised that my Grub2 menu contains the order presented in the file
/boot/grub/menu.lst


This could be better as it may be possible to edit this file and have all the ease of configuration
of grub legacy with grub 2.

I've found a howto with grub2 but this does not relate to the same file locations as in Suse

GRUB 2 bootloader - Full tutorial


The boot logo of Suse 12.1 looks as though its an 800x600 graphic screen and a little hazy
on my LCD monitor @ 1280x1024.


Looks like the last two grub2 links are broken on the opensuse pages:

GRUB - openSUSE

If anyone has any documentation relating to Suse grub2 please list below.
First thing I will be doing is modifying the entries list and possibly changing the graphics.
Thanks in advance.

[please_try_again]

For a start there is no /boot/grub/grub.cfg file no diectrory /etc/grub.d/

There is however an /etc/grub.conf file that contains:

orac:/boot/grub # cat /etc/grub.conf
setup --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 --force-lba (hd0) (hd1,8)
quit

These two files are not related and /etc/grub.conf (at least the one you posted) is not related to Grub2.
If something refers to "/boot/grub/stage2", it will be related to Legacy Grub.

[hal8000]

OK, thanks for the info. These are my grub files in Suse 12.1

orac:/home/anc # find / -name grub*
/boot/grub
find: `/home/anc/.gvfs': Permission denied
/etc/grub.conf.old
/etc/grub.conf
/usr/lib/grub
/usr/share/man/man8/grub-md5-crypt.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/grub-install.unsupported.8.gz
/usr/share/man/man8/grub.8.gz
/usr/share/augeas/lenses/dist/grub.aug
/usr/share/YaST2/include/bootloader/grub
/usr/share/vim/vim73/syntax/grub.vim
/usr/share/vim/vim73/ftplugin/grub.vim
/usr/share/info/grub.info.gz
/usr/share/doc/packages/grub
/usr/sbin/grub-install
/usr/sbin/grub-install.unsupported
/usr/sbin/grub-md5-crypt
/usr/sbin/grubonce
/usr/sbin/grub

Is it possible that grub2 is using the stanzas in /boot/grub/menu.lst which is also grub legacy?

[gogalthorp]

Are you under the impression that grub2 is installed by default. No!! Still uses the old grub though grub 2 is available if you are adventures.

[please_try_again]

Is it possible that grub2 is using the stanzas in /boot/grub/menu.lst which is also grub legacy?

No. Grub2 doesn't use menu.lst. It uses /boot/grub/grub.cfg, which get automatically generated after a kernel update (for example) or by running update-grub manually. Users are not supposed to edit this file - although it's possible if you understand the syntax - which is btw totally different from Legacy Grub's.

[hal8000]

That is my problem. I was thinking that grub2 was installed by default. Thanks for enlightening me.

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