[Novalug] Upgrade question

[greg pryzby]

On Tue, Jul 6, 2010 at 12:24 AM, <cmhowe at patriot.net> wrote:

> List,
>
> When I boot the computer I call "Black" the GRUB screen reads
>
> Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-22-generic
> Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-22-generic (recovery mode)
> Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-19-generic
> Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6-32-19-generic (recovery mode)
> Memory test (memtest86+)
> Memory test (memtest86+, serial console115200)
> Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-22-generic (on /dev/sda1)
> Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-22-generic (on /dev/sda1, recovery mode)
> Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-21-generic (on /dev/sda1)
> Ubuntu, with Linux 2.6.32-21-generic (on /dev/sda1, recovery mode)
>
> I have updated every time I am told I can. However, I sometimes boot using
> line 1 of GRUB and sometimes using line 7. I have never booted using to
> lines 3 and 9.
>

Chances are you should clean up the kernels and remove the ones you aren't
using.


> Booting in recovery mode brings up another issue, but I'm not going to get
> into it in this post.)
>
> Now my question: Since I boot using lines 1 and 7 randomly (Actually, it
> isn't random, but that fact is immaterial.), should I update the OS
> specified on line 1 AND the OS specified on line 7? I think I should but I
> can be talked out of it.
>

It is unclear what the difference is. You send your grub.conf file (don't
recall where it is on Ubuntu, maybe /etc/grub.conf or somewhere under
/boot/) we can tell you if they are the same entry, just two different lines
that are the same.

That said, I would patch both if you use both. I have NO idea why you would
want what appears to be 2 separate installs that are the exact same.


> Fwiw, the reason for the two installations was that the first one seemed
> to be a disaster, but when it dawned on me that the aspect ratio that it
> came with, 16:9, was the problem.
>
> Charlie
>
>
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