new bought cheap PC, with pleasure installed 11.3 and then I tried to install Ubuntu 10.04… on grub startmenu see I now only SuSE Failsafe. I want my trusted SuSE ro seen, can not find an handy solution on forums. I’m absolutely beginner, help please
The installation of Ubuntu has also installed its own grub boot menu. You need to open a terminal and then type ‘su -’ to become root first. Then provide the output of
fdisk -l
cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
If you’re doing this from Ubuntu, then you’ll need to use ‘sudo’ command instead eg:
sudo fdisk -l
With the correct info, it is possible to carefully enter the openSUSE entry back into /boot/grun/menu.lst again.
zoran@zoran-ubuntu:~$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for zoran:
Schijf /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 koppen, 63 sectoren/spoor, 60801 cilinders
Eenheid = cilinders van 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Schijf-ID: 0x1549f232
Apparaat Opstart Begin Einde Blokken ID Systeem
/dev/sda1 1 13 102400 7 HPFS/NTFS
Partitie 1 eindigt niet op een cilindergrens.
/dev/sda2 14 3200 25599577+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda3 59283 60802 12201984 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda4 * 3201 59283 450479105 f W95 Uitgeb. (LBA)
/dev/sda5 29866 30128 2110464 82 Linux wisselgeheugen
/dev/sda6 30129 32740 20972544 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 32740 59283 213206016 83 Linux
/dev/sda8 3201 9279 48827392 83 Linux
/dev/sda9 9279 29865 165357568 83 Linux
Partitietabel-items liggen niet in schijfvolgorde.
zoran@zoran-ubuntu:~$ cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
and /usr/share/doc/grub-legacy-doc/.
default num
Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
You can specify ‘saved’ instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
is the entry saved with the command ‘savedefault’.
WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not use ‘savedefault’ or your
array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default 0
timeout sec
Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
(normally the first entry defined).
timeout 3
hiddenmenu
Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
hiddenmenu
Pretty colours
#color cyan/blue white/blue
password ‘–md5’] passwd
If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the
command ‘lock’
e.g. password topsecret
password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
password topsecret
examples
title Windows 95/98/NT/2000
root (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader +1
title Linux
root (hd0,1)
kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST
BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below
DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs
## Start Default Options
default kernel options
default kernel options for automagic boot options
If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
kopt=root=UUID=7fd9a491-5294-44c3-ae1a-6bdd4fef7310 ro
default grub root device
e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
groot=7fd9a491-5294-44c3-ae1a-6bdd4fef7310
should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
e.g. alternative=true
alternative=false
alternative=true
should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
e.g. lockalternative=true
lockalternative=false
lockalternative=false
additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
alternatives
e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
defoptions=quiet splash
should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
e.g. lockold=false
lockold=true
lockold=false
Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
xenhopt=
Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
xenkopt=console=tty0
altoption boot targets option
multiple altoptions lines are allowed
e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
altoptions=(recovery) single
altoptions=(recovery mode) single
controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
alternative kernel options
e.g. howmany=all
howmany=7
howmany=all
specify if running in Xen domU or have grub detect automatically
update-grub will ignore non-xen kernels when running in domU and vice versa
e.g. indomU=detect
indomU=true
indomU=false
indomU=detect
should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
e.g. memtest86=true
memtest86=false
memtest86=true
should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
can be true or false
updatedefaultentry=false
should update-grub add savedefault to the default options
can be true or false
savedefault=false
## End Default Options
title Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS, kernel 2.6.32-24-generic
uuid 7fd9a491-5294-44c3-ae1a-6bdd4fef7310
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic root=UUID=7fd9a491-5294-44c3-ae1a-6bdd4fef7310 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic
title Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS, kernel 2.6.32-24-generic (recovery mode)
uuid 7fd9a491-5294-44c3-ae1a-6bdd4fef7310
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic root=UUID=7fd9a491-5294-44c3-ae1a-6bdd4fef7310 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic
title Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS, kernel 2.6.32-21-generic
uuid 7fd9a491-5294-44c3-ae1a-6bdd4fef7310
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=7fd9a491-5294-44c3-ae1a-6bdd4fef7310 ro quiet splash
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic
title Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS, kernel 2.6.32-21-generic (recovery mode)
uuid 7fd9a491-5294-44c3-ae1a-6bdd4fef7310
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-21-generic root=UUID=7fd9a491-5294-44c3-ae1a-6bdd4fef7310 ro single
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-21-generic
title Chainload into GRUB 2
root 7fd9a491-5294-44c3-ae1a-6bdd4fef7310
kernel /boot/grub/core.img
title Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS, memtest86+
uuid 7fd9a491-5294-44c3-ae1a-6bdd4fef7310
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
Try running this in Ub*
sudo update-grub
then reboot
Thank you very much caf, so simple and it works.
Dude - what can I say 
Live and learn.
Happy to hear it worked. Keep it in mind too, for whenever there are kernel updates to your additional Linux OS’s.
I have to learn so much, i made just now again mistake with deleting C partition, I thought that I knew the way in Yast. Now can only root login on SuSE… I do not need windows anymore, this is fascinating. I can also skip kernel update on Ubuntu, my doughter likes Gnome. I go to search some solutions. Thanks again, greetings
You should not login as root. Ever.
Sounds to me like you should start again. Delete everything and re-partition the drive nicely.
You can install testdisk from suse and run it. get your c partition but you need to have windows repair kit to fix the startup, later update grub with ubuntu cd.
I had also error message about partitions on Ubuntu, it is disapeard after SuSE installation. Can I try testdisk as root? In case of fail testdisk, what to install first, Ubuntu of SuSE, of I can perform only SuSE installation? It is pleasantly that I am able to come on SuSE /home and copy all files.
Thanks very much, this forum is great
First run testdisk from suse if you can boot susse. If you are on Buntu you need to install alien and convert testdisk rpm to .deb. You need to do a google or check Ryan (Ubuntugeek’s website). Testdisk will certainly recover your partitions. Please check ‘testdisk’ videos on YouTube. I am in Mint right now and dont have bookmarks here.
Here is testdisk install from Ubuntu How to: Recover data with testdisk! - Ubuntu Forums
Here is testdisk tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EncqYP1ijFg)
great tool testdisc, thanks for advice but I had still could not login as user. HDD repartioned and shiny new installation, it works brilliant. Thanks for effort, but it was my fault, partitioning was wrong with poorly planned actions. I hope that this case can help other people in the community.
Greetings