Blank menu.lst file after installing Ubuntu9.10

ubuntu ubuntu-9.10 grub

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Solution 1

As the comments point out the new Grub is just setup differently. Now you'll want to make your personalized settings changes in the file: /etc/default/grub

At a terminal:

sudo gedit /etc/default/grub

Now you can change the relevant setting (just like the settings you were accustomed to in the previous version).

More information can be found at this helpful thread: Grub 2 Basics

Also take note of the section talking about the files contained in: /etc/grub.d/

Solution 2

Following is the exact answer (worked for me perfectly):

Run following command

sudo gedit /etc/default/grub

change GRUB__DEFAULT=0 to 4

And then without forget run following command :

sudo update-grub

This will update the grub.

And you are done.

(Found this on this thread)

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ravi

Updated on September 17, 2022

Comments

ravi over 1 year
I just installed Ubuntu 9.10 on my PC. I have Windows XP as the primary OS.

I am trying to set XP as the default OS with the following command in terminal:
```
sudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
```
After that it should display something like this:

Instead it is showing a blank menu.lst file.

What's the problem? What should I do?
- Gnoupi over 14 years
  
  This question could have some answers for you (though not a duplicate): superuser.com/questions/50684/…
- Gnoupi over 14 years
  
  ("this question can have answers for you"... always a strange thing to say :])
- ravi over 14 years
  
  @ Gnoupi Nothing helpful.My problem is different
- quack quixote over 14 years
  
  nope. ubuntu 9.10 has switched to Grub2 which is just different. no menu.lst anymore. maybe look for a grub.cfg or similar? i haven't installed it yet so i can't tell you how to fix. :-/
- Gnoupi over 14 years
  
  I thought that one of the given commands to re-setup it would as well regenerate the menu.lst, pity.
- Gnoupi over 14 years
  
  @quack, then that explains the "empty" file, it's just not existing yet. Post it as answer, I think.
100rabh over 14 years

Oh the joys of getting used to the new syntax of newer version of a bootloader.
codeLes over 14 years

I hear ya, I didn't even know about this until researching this question... the custom file thing is a bit archaic in my eyes... but we're sure to see some helpful config tools built around this... the joy of F/OSS!
quack quixote over 14 years

thanks for the info, codeLes, my searches hadn't managed to turn up a handy link like that one.
ravi over 14 years

+1 Thanks for the link.But I was too lazy to read it and in the meantime I found the exact answer.(See my answer)
codeLes over 14 years

@ravi: I guess I should have given a bit more info, I think the answer still fits the context of your question... I'll just organize it a little better...