topic title: antiX15 not being found by Ubuntu's grub
Posts: 14
galenthurber@gmx.com
Joined: 13 Jul 2015
#1
antiX installed fine with its own grub config,
but I wanted to revert to my main distro's (ubuntu) grub2.
booted to u14.04
and install U's grub2 into mbr and did update-grub.
Lost all antiX entires.
rebooted and tried a few methods to update grub2, still not antiX.
Had to manually edit grub2 upon bootup and enter /dev/sda1 instead of UUID,
got antiX running enough so I could install its grub2 back into MBR.

can antiX be fixed to boot from other distros?
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male
Joined: 04 Nov 2011
#2
In dual / multi boot systems to install basically Grub2 In / (PBR).

With you:
Ubuntu was available.
To install antiX, when asked about the installation of Grub2 enter / to.

After restarting in Ubuntu run there

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update-grub
out. This antiX is added to the menu. __{{emoticon}}__
Posts: 14
galenthurber@gmx.com
Joined: 13 Jul 2015
#3
I did run update-grub (under xUbuntu after 3 bootups, it did not find antiX.
That's why I posted
anticapitalista
Posts: 5,955
Site Admin
Joined: 11 Sep 2007
#4
You should really ask why Xubuntu failed to add antiX to its grub, not 'can antiX be fixed to boot from other distros?' since there is nothing to fix.
Posts: 14
galenthurber@gmx.com
Joined: 13 Jul 2015
#5
I'll let your comment slide.
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#6
galenthurber@gmx.com wrote:I'll let your comment slide.
K. I'll let yours slide also.

Is os prober there in Ubuntu and was AntiX grub installed to / partition when all this earlier stuff was done?
Not AntiX grub installed to mbr of hard drive.

I don't multiboot any more.
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on 1 drive using grub4dos on the mbr of the drive.

Not a lot of multi boot members on this forum except for maybe some Windows/AntiX/MX-14 users.

I know a certain protocol must be followed to the letter on multi-boot systems from personal experience.
Just mbr installs one after the other can bork things sometimes. Found that out on frugal puppy linux installs.
Which Ubuntu does not see either.


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fatmac
Joined: 26 Jul 2012
#7
Another problem with Ubuntu changing things when compiling software it would seem; not an AntiX problem.

(Might it be another systemd problem?)
Posts: 667
jdmeaux1952
Joined: 01 Nov 2013
#8
fatmac hit it on the nose...

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(Might it be another systemd problem?)
I DO USE multi-boot a lot...an awful lot with many different distros. Ubuntu (and its derivatives) have a tendency to write the grub-cfg to the MBR and overwrite everything else. And it does not matter if it is grub legacy or Grub2, it WILL be written on the MBR. __{{emoticon}}__

That is not AntiX fault. AntiX does as the installer user tells it to. Ubuntu does what it pleases. __{{emoticon}}__ __{{emoticon}}__

I have been in the habit of making sure I install a copy of the grub-cfg in the / boot/grub as a back-up in the event things go wankers. I have used"BootRescue" cd to correct some of the Ubuntu messes.

It is not the problem of AntiX nor MX-14. It is Ubuntu. And unless you get into the lines of code and start modifying, Ubuntu will do its own merry thing.

Steps I would take:
#1 - Use the"BootRescue" cd to get rid of the Ubuntu grub written to MBR.
#2 - Use the LiveCD for AntiX15 or MX-14 to go back into the system.
#3 - Open a terminal and do apt-get update and update-grub. This should put the AntiX15 or MX-14 grub as MBR, overwriting the mess from Ubuntu.
#4 - Reboot and check it out. __{{emoticon}}__
Posts: 325
male
Joined: 04 Nov 2011
#9
fatmac wrote:(Might it be another systemd problem?)
jdmeaux1952 wrote:fatmac hit it on the nose...
Whenever there is no explanation, is systemd is the culprit.

Evidence? The TE has nothing contributed to the Enlightenment.

Your made it to you easy! __{{emoticon}}__
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dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#10
fatmac wrote:Another problem with Ubuntu changing things when compiling software it would seem; not an AntiX problem.

(Might it be another systemd problem?)
ubuntu 14.04 does not use systemD.

Just tried this on my ubuntu 15.04 system. the ubuntu grub updated with the antiX boot info just find. also works for MX. Here are a couple of photos.
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rust collector
Joined: 27 Dec 2011
#11
I might have missed it, as I just took a quick look at the thread.
Did you install antix grub to / ?
If not, ubuntu grub doesn't have anything to look for, I guess.
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dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#12
I did install to root, just so I wouldn't mess up the ubuntu setup, but I shouldn't have had to. I'm going to try NOT installing grub and report back.
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rust collector
Joined: 27 Dec 2011
#13
No, I was thinking about mr galenthurber. Sorry, I should have said that.
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dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#14
rust collector wrote:No, I was thinking about mr galenthurber. Sorry, I should have said that.
Ah, sorry. Anyway, I did try again without checking the Install Grub box in the antiX installer, and the ubuntu loader did pick up the antiX install just the same as before.
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paraquat
Joined: 13 Sep 2011
#15
Right now, I have a multi-boot setup using grub-legacy, which I installed via Ubuntu (after wiping grub2). Something I have noticed - people who dislike systemd also tend to dislike grub2, for largely the same reason (absurd unnecessary complexity).

So just wondering - on the antiX install CD, is grub-legacy offered as an option at install time?