Ubuntu no more bootable after Suse Install

Hello,
I installed OpenSuse 11.1 along my xubuntu 8.10, and I think I made a mistake because now I cannot boot on xubuntu anymore. I do enjoy Suse, but still need xubuntu !
I suppose it has something to do with new name of UUID ??

SOME IMPORTANT INFO :

  • Partition :
    / of Suse is on sda1 (previously / of Debian)
    /home of Suse is on sda6 5previously home of Debian)
    / of xubuntu is on sda7
    sda5 and sda8 are swap
  • Fdisk

#fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80060424192 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9733 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *           1         851     6835626   83  Linux
/dev/sda2             852        9733    71344665    5  Extended
/dev/sda5             852        1039     1510078+  82  Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6            1040        1419     3052318+  83  Linux
/dev/sda7            1420        9546    65280096   83  Linux
/dev/sda8            9547        9733     1502046   82  Linux swap / Solaris
  • menu.lst on sda6 (xubuntu)
# 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-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		10

## 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=5c433c20-48f7-43ff-b795-0eeee5f62033 ro

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=5c433c20-48f7-43ff-b795-0eeee5f62033

## 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

## 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 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-11-generic
uuid		5c433c20-48f7-43ff-b795-0eeee5f62033
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-11-generic root=UUID=5c433c20-48f7-43ff-b795-0eeee5f62033 ro quiet splash 
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-11-generic
quiet

title		Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-11-generic (recovery mode)
uuid		5c433c20-48f7-43ff-b795-0eeee5f62033
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-11-generic root=UUID=5c433c20-48f7-43ff-b795-0eeee5f62033 ro  single
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-11-generic

title		Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-9-generic
uuid		5c433c20-48f7-43ff-b795-0eeee5f62033
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-9-generic root=UUID=5c433c20-48f7-43ff-b795-0eeee5f62033 ro quiet splash 
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-9-generic
quiet

title		Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-9-generic (recovery mode)
uuid		5c433c20-48f7-43ff-b795-0eeee5f62033
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-9-generic root=UUID=5c433c20-48f7-43ff-b795-0eeee5f62033 ro  single
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-9-generic

title		Ubuntu 8.10, memtest86+
uuid		5c433c20-48f7-43ff-b795-0eeee5f62033
kernel		/boot/memtest86+.bin
quiet

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

# This is a divider, added to separate the menu items below from the Debian
# ones.
title		Other operating systems:
root


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sda1.
title		Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-6-486 (on /dev/sda1)
root		(hd0,0)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-6-486 root=/dev/hda1 ro 
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-6-486
savedefault
boot


# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing
# linux installation on /dev/sda1.
title		Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.18-6-486 (single-user mode) (on /dev/sda1)
root		(hd0,0)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-6-486 root=/dev/hda1 ro single 
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-6-486
savedefault
boot

  • menu.lst of Suse (sda1)
# Modified by YaST2. Last modification on sam. avril 25 07:55:05 UTC 2009
default 0
timeout 8
##YaST - generic_mbr
gfxmenu (hd0,0)/boot/message
##YaST - activate

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: linux###
title openSUSE 11.1 - 2.6.27.7-9
    root (hd0,0)
    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.7-9-pae root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-SAMSUNG_MP0804H_S042J10YA06754-part1 resume=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-SAMSUNG_MP0804H_S042J10YA06754-part5 splash=silent showopts vga=0x317
    initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.27.7-9-pae

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name: failsafe###
title Failsafe -- openSUSE 11.1 - 2.6.27.7-9
    root (hd0,0)
    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27.7-9-pae root=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-SAMSUNG_MP0804H_S042J10YA06754-part1 showopts ide=nodma apm=off noresume nosmp maxcpus=0 edd=off powersaved=off nohz=off highres=off processor.max_cstate=1 x11failsafe vga=0x317
    initrd /boot/initrd-2.6.27.7-9-pae

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name:  Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-11-generic (/dev/sda7)###
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-11-generic (/dev/sda7)
    root (hd0,6)
    configfile /boot/grub/menu.lst

Thank you for your help,

Louis

Try adding this entry in the Suse menu.lst:

###Don't change this comment - YaST2 identifier: Original name:  Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-11-generic (/dev/sda7)###
title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.27-11-generic (/dev/sda7)
    root (hd0,6)
    kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.27-11-generic root=UUID=5c433c20-48f7-43ff-b795-0eeee5f62033 ro quiet splash
    initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.27-11-generic

Maybe you need this line in there too, or maybe not:
uuid 5c433c20-48f7-43ff-b795-0eeee5f62033

Thank you Swerdna, I will try this and will let you know the result.
Louis

It worked !
I didn’t need the last line.

Thank you very much for your help.

Louis

You’re welcome