Linux boot. Exchange Ubuntu with Suse.

Ifaistos · 01-16-2007, 05:10 AM

Hello everyone

I have Linux installed on one of my rigs for quite some time now, but I haven't been using it a lot. I consider myself a noob as far as Linux is concerned.

Recently my HD crashed and I bought a new 320GB. So I decided to install 3 operating systems. WinXP, Suse and Ubuntu Linux.

The installation for all of them, except for a few bumps which were easily solved was uneventful.

I installed first Suse and then Ubuntu. My problem is that the program that allows you to choose which os to boot with, is the one that Ubuntu installed.
To tell you the truth I don't like it because it is in text mode.

I know it sounds childish, but I prefer the one that Suse has, because it's graphical. Does anyone know if there is a way to replace the program (I don't remember the name.. GRUB ?) that Ubuntu has installed with the Suse One?

Thank you all in advance

swannema · 01-16-2007, 07:21 AM

I assume that you installed GRUB into the MBR and I also assume that Ubuntu was the last OS you installed.

Make a copy of the current grub.lst, it does list all the OS that are bootable.

Next you need to clean the mbr from grub, you can do this with a WXP bootdisk or int WXP recovery console, boot into a: and then execute fixmbr.
That will erase grub from the MBR.
Now you are only able to boot into Windows, so use the SUSE installation disk to boot into SUSE (it might complain about several missing modules but that is normal if you have updated the kernel.
In SUSE you need to open the YAST, system, boot loader configuration.
Take a close look if all OS are listed, if not your saved grub.lst will come in handy because you can use it as a guidline. If everything is the way you like it, just save it and you should have the SUSE 'Grub' in the MBR.

Good luck

Ifaistos · 01-17-2007, 04:41 PM

I know it's stupid but it was safe...

So what I did was to reinstall everything with different order

Thanks for you help though.

Drufuss · 01-18-2007, 04:00 AM

Just because something is safe and simple (may require more time, but doesn´t require extra knowlwedge and care) doesn`t mean it´s stupid.

Greetings

Dru

01-16-2007, 05:10 AM	#1
Ifaistos Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 86	Linux boot. Exchange Ubuntu with Suse. Hello everyone I have Linux installed on one of my rigs for quite some time now, but I haven't been using it a lot. I consider myself a noob as far as Linux is concerned. Recently my HD crashed and I bought a new 320GB. So I decided to install 3 operating systems. WinXP, Suse and Ubuntu Linux. The installation for all of them, except for a few bumps which were easily solved was uneventful. I installed first Suse and then Ubuntu. My problem is that the program that allows you to choose which os to boot with, is the one that Ubuntu installed. To tell you the truth I don't like it because it is in text mode. I know it sounds childish, but I prefer the one that Suse has, because it's graphical. Does anyone know if there is a way to replace the program (I don't remember the name.. GRUB ?) that Ubuntu has installed with the Suse One? Thank you all in advance __________________ CPU: AMD Athlon x64 Dual Core 3800+ Memory: 2GB Dual Channel Geil Mboard: Gigabyte K8NXP-9 Graphics: Gigabyte GV-RX80256D, ATI X800 256MB HDD: 1 x 250 GB Samsung, 16M 7200rpm, SATA2 (Boot) HDD: 1 x 120GB Western Digital, 7200rpm, SATA2 HDD: 1 x 250GB Western Digital, 7200rpm, SATA2 HDD: 1 x 400GB Seagate, 7200rpm, SATA2 Casing: ThermalTake Xaser III OS: Kubuntu Hardy Heron Beta Laptop Sony VAIO VGN-BX197XP CPU: Intel Pentium M760, 2GHz Memory: 1 GB HDD: 2 x 80GB WLAN: 892.11 b/g Screen: 17.0" WUXGA X-black LCD Optical: DL DVD+-RW Graphics: ATI Mobility RADEON, X700 256 MB, HyperMemory OS: Windows XP SP2 http://www.HellenicLanguage.com
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01-16-2007, 07:21 AM	#2
swannema ???????????????? Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 9,627	I assume that you installed GRUB into the MBR and I also assume that Ubuntu was the last OS you installed. Make a copy of the current grub.lst, it does list all the OS that are bootable. Next you need to clean the mbr from grub, you can do this with a WXP bootdisk or int WXP recovery console, boot into a: and then execute fixmbr. That will erase grub from the MBR. Now you are only able to boot into Windows, so use the SUSE installation disk to boot into SUSE (it might complain about several missing modules but that is normal if you have updated the kernel. In SUSE you need to open the YAST, system, boot loader configuration. Take a close look if all OS are listed, if not your saved grub.lst will come in handy because you can use it as a guidline. If everything is the way you like it, just save it and you should have the SUSE 'Grub' in the MBR. Good luck
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01-17-2007, 04:41 PM	#3
Ifaistos Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 86	I know it's stupid but it was safe... So what I did was to reinstall everything with different order Thanks for you help though. __________________ CPU: AMD Athlon x64 Dual Core 3800+ Memory: 2GB Dual Channel Geil Mboard: Gigabyte K8NXP-9 Graphics: Gigabyte GV-RX80256D, ATI X800 256MB HDD: 1 x 250 GB Samsung, 16M 7200rpm, SATA2 (Boot) HDD: 1 x 120GB Western Digital, 7200rpm, SATA2 HDD: 1 x 250GB Western Digital, 7200rpm, SATA2 HDD: 1 x 400GB Seagate, 7200rpm, SATA2 Casing: ThermalTake Xaser III OS: Kubuntu Hardy Heron Beta Laptop Sony VAIO VGN-BX197XP CPU: Intel Pentium M760, 2GHz Memory: 1 GB HDD: 2 x 80GB WLAN: 892.11 b/g Screen: 17.0" WUXGA X-black LCD Optical: DL DVD+-RW Graphics: ATI Mobility RADEON, X700 256 MB, HyperMemory OS: Windows XP SP2 http://www.HellenicLanguage.com
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01-18-2007, 04:00 AM	#4
Drufuss CUSL2-C -> P5Q ? Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Österreich Posts: 2,772	Just because something is safe and simple (may require more time, but doesn´t require extra knowlwedge and care) doesn`t mean it´s stupid. Greetings Dru __________________ System specs: Asus P5Q Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.83 GHz @ 3.42 GHz 4 x 2GB DDR2-Ram PC2-1066 Corsair Dominator @ 800MHz 3 x Seagate 7200.ESII 500GB SATA Sapphire HD4870X2 2048MB Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS, Hauppauge HVR4000 DVB-S/S2/T, Dlink DWL-G510, Logitech Z-5450 5.1 THX Wireless Enermax Modu82+ 625W Win XP MCE 2005, openSuse Linux 11 64bit, Vista Home Premium 64bit CUSL2-C ruled! ..äh... RulEd! Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana.
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