GRUB 1.97

GNU GRUB 1.97
GNU GRUB 2

Edited Wednesday, January 13 2010

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Ubuntu Karmic Koala was officially released on Thursday the 29th of October.
It is the first operating system to use GNU GRUB 2 as it's default boot loader.

The version I have at the moment is 1.97~beta4-1ubuntu3 (karmic) to be more exact. It isn't called GRUB 2 officially because it's not quite finished yet, but most computer users call it GRUB 2 anyway. I'll call the new GRUB 'GRUB 2' for now too, for simplicity.

GRUB 2 makes everything easier for most users.

GRUB2 comes with programs in Ubuntu that can scan the computer and add all operating systems to the boot menu automatically.
GRUB 2 has many more commands available from the command line interface
GRUB 2 has much better graphics and can display beautiful background images
GRUB2 can boot an .iso image in a file system
GRUB2 can boot a USB in a computer that can't normally boot a USB drive
GRUB2 has NTFS support

We can look forward to discovering plenty more wonderful surprises as we get to know GRUB2.
GRUB Legacy was already the world's best boot loader and boot manager.
GRUB 2 will be a hundred times better!

WARNING: GRUB2 is a work in progress and the information in this website is incomplete and may be wrong and/or out of date. Please consult the official GNU GRUB 2 Manual.

GRUB2 editing scripts - free download

If you want to be the one of the first to try my scripts, you're welcome.

Updated Monday, January 11 2010 Download link: grub_fun_scripts.tar.gz approx. 22.7 KB

- these scripts were brand new on Saturday, January 09 2010 and are not well known yet.
- these scripts make it easy and fast for almost anyone to modify their GRUB2 boot menus.
- the software is in plain text scripts that everybody can read and see that there's nothing bad in them.
- plain text scripts are not as pretty as a GUI application, but they do help you make GRUB look nice.
- more features are to be added.
- current features include the following,

made for GNU GRUB 1.97~beta4 in Ubuntu Karmic Koala
automatically detects your GRUB version and quits if it isn't compatible with your GRUB.
easily and quickly reset to bare-bone defaults with a plain black&white 640x480 GRUB Menu and removes the extra boot entries (in case something didn't work out so well).
easily and quickly adds GRUB Menu entries for non-first disks and USB drives
easily and quickly adds an entry for a Ubuntu .iso file to your GRUB Menu so you can boot it with GRUB and run it like a live CD
easily and quickly changes the menu colors if you have no GRUB Menu background image
install any background image
easily and quickly changes the menu colors if you DO have a GRUB Menu background image
easily and quickly changes the default boot entry
easily and quickly changes the GRUB Menu timeout
easily and quickly hide/unhide the menu, hide/unhide the timer & set hidden timeout
easily and quickly change the GRUB menu resolution.

Have fun decorating your GRUB2 Menu and making the use of more of GRUB2's great features.

SITE INDEX

THIS SITE BY PAGE TITLES:

GRUB2 Menu Mode - The main menu is very simple and easy for anyone to use.

GRUB2 Edit Mode - Edit boot entries 'on the fly', and boot.

GRUB2 CLI Mode - GRUB2 - list of commands CLI mode

GRUB2 How To Boot From CLI Mode - NEW! Rescue your System

GRUB2 Configuration File - Custom Boot Entries.

GRUB2 Linux Commands - for working on GRUB2 from within Ubuntu

GRUB2 Splashimages - How to make your GRUB Menu look beautiful

THIS SITE BY HOW-TOs:

How To Use GRUB 2 to Boot Normally - Using GRUB2 in Menu Mode

How To Edit Boot Entries and Boot With GRUB 2 - Using GRUB2 in Edit Mode

How To Use GRUB2's Command Line Interface - GRUB2 CLI Mode Commands

How To Check Installed GRUB Version Number - with grub-install

How To Re-install GRUB2 from within Ubuntu - use grub-install

How To Re-install GRUB2 from a Ubuntu Live CD - without the need to chroot

How To Have Your grub.cfg Updated Automatically - run grub-mkconfig

How To Make a Dedicated GRUB 2 Partition - with an editable grub.cfg

How To Make a GRUB2 USB Disk - with an editable grub.cfg

How To make Your Own GRUB2 Boot CD - use grub-mkrescue

How to make a GRUB2 floppy disc - use grub-mkrescue

How To Set a GRUB2 Splashimage - GRUB2 Splashimages

How to make your own splashimage for GRUB2 - GRUB2 Splashimages

How To Change the Font Colors - for use with your splashimage

How To Change Boot Menu Resolution - by editing /etc/default/grub

How To Change Menu Colors - (with no splashimage) - by editing edit /etc/grub.d/05_debian theme

How To Set Your Own Custom Boot Entries - edit GRUB2 files & re-run grub-mkconfig

How To Add Boot Options Your Ubuntu Boot Entry - by editing /etc/default/grub

How To Add a Boot Entry for an .iso File in the hard disk - use loopback boot entry

How to install, update and repair GRUB - with grub-install

How to Update the GRUB Menu - by running update-grub

How to Update the GRUB Menu - by running grub-mkconfig

How To Set The Default Boot Entry for GRUB - with grub-set-default

How To Install GRUB to a Partition Boot Sector - with grub-setup

e2fsck, mount and chroot script -

unlock encrypted fs, e2fsck, mount and chroot script -

LINKS TO OTHER RECOMMENDED WEBSITES -

GNU GRUB 2 Manual - (under construction)

StartUp Manager - SUM Home Page - GUI grub editor - GRUB2 support being developed

Grub 2 - Ubuntu Wiki

Grub 2 Basics - drs305 - Ubuntu Web Forums

GRUB 2 Introduction - ranch hand - Ubuntu Web Forums

Grub2 Theming - autocrosser - Ubuntu Web Forums

GRUB 2 installation - TechEnclave

Jaunty and GRUB2 - Experiences in the community

GRUB2- ArchWiki

gfxterm - GRUB Wiki - gfxterm uses GRUB 2's VideoSubsystem to draw graphics to screen.

GRUB Graphical Menu Development Journal - Colin Bennet

Sidux Grub2 Intro - sidux.com

Boot an ISO via Grub2 - mikas blog

HOWTO: Booting LiveCD ISOs from USB flash drive with Grub2 - JustRon - Ubuntu Web Forums