Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: UUID problem

Yes. This is the way it was once done. Grub2 seems to be using UUIDs to load
the kernel. I need to know how to avoid using UUIDs in grub2. I could try
using grub legacy, but first I need to be able to get into the distribution
to install grub legacy. Fedora uses grub legacy, but it only installs an
entry for Fedora. The only non Fedora distro that will boot from that drive
is LMDE, so I will try that next.

Thanks.

Roy

Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit
Location: Canada

On 5 March 2011 15:55, Paul <pfrederick1@yahoo.com> wrote:

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> --- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, Roy <linuxcanuck@...> wrote:
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> > I have a 500 GB hard drive that I use to install distros for testing
> > purposes. I am having trouble with two partitions. I have Fedora 14,
> > LMDE, OpenSuSE 11.4 and Ubuntu Natty installed. I have grub written to
> > the drive (sdg) MBR and not the MBR of sda. Here is the problem,
> > Fedora and LMDE load fine, but openSuSE and Natty do not. I get an
> > error there is no string-of-alphanumerics for the UUID and it can't
> > find the kernel. These are new partitions and can't understand why the
> > UUIDs would mess up.
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> > I have tried two grubs, one generated by Kubuntu on sda and one
> > generated by LMDE on the MBR of the drive where it is not working.
> > OpenSuSE's grub is useless. It keeps on writing to sda despite my
> > telling it not to and then I need to use the Kubuntu CD to fix the
> > problem. Fedora uses grub legacy and does not poll the drivers for
> > other kernels, so it works, but only recognises Fedora which is no
> > help. I am willing to delete partitions and start over, but that has
> > not worked thus far.
> >
> > How do I fix it by either fixing grub on the drives in question or
> > generating a UUID that will work? I thought that Gparted would fix the
> > problem, but it did not, despite destroying the partitions and
> > creating new ones. The UUIDs created by Gparted are different from the
> > previous ones, but they still give an error.
> >
> > Roy
> >
> > Using Kubuntu 10.10, 64-bit
> > Location: Canada
> >
> You do not have to use UUIDs but instead can use volume labels.
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> http://lissot.net/partition/ext2fs/labels.html
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> This is the popular method of getting out of UUID HDD hell.
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> It also works with hda > sda nonsense as well.
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