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    Dual boot Windows Vista/Kubuntu

    I successfully installed both, but one thing seems weird to me. When booting GRUB shows I can boot two Kubuntu and they are both the same versions. The first one boots fine but I didn't try the second one yet. Any ideas why it does that?

    #2
    Re: Dual boot Windows Vista/Kubuntu

    Isn't one of them marked with 'recovery mode' or something like that?

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      #3
      Re: Dual boot Windows Vista/Kubuntu

      That's what should be displayed. Extract from my /boot/grub/menu.lst file, the first two boot items:
      title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.20-16-generic
      root (hd0,2)
      kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-generic root=UUID=a2357a43-de81-4157-91f
      f-4fe745f01a79 ro splash acpi=off
      initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-16-generic
      quiet
      savedefault

      title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.20-16-generic (recovery mode)
      root (hd0,2)
      kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-generic root=UUID=a2357a43-de81-4157-91f
      f-4fe745f01a79 ro single
      initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-16-generic
      Windows no longer obstructs my view.
      Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
      "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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        #4
        Re: Dual boot Windows Vista/Kubuntu

        Yes but here's what I see

        Kubuntu etc...
        Kubuntu recovery mode
        Kubuntu etc...
        Kubuntu recovery mode

        Vista

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          #5
          Re: Dual boot Windows Vista/Kubuntu

          I'll check in the menu.lst hold on

          By the way, I'm totally new to Linux so give some details if you want to be very specific. Thanks

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            #6
            Re: Dual boot Windows Vista/Kubuntu

            http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3086149.0
            wavemaker: Help the New Guy, Topic: Startup list

            Same problem. His was caused by using Automatix. It is solved there in that thread, but it took us awhile to nail it down. Are you using Automatix?
            An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles Bukowski

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              #7
              Re: Dual boot Windows Vista/Kubuntu

              I don't know about that but what I know is that it was fine until I got in Kubuntu updated my system and then rebooted. That's when I saw there were two Kubuntu. Thanks for your help

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                #8
                Re: Dual boot Windows Vista/Kubuntu

                If you will post your /boot/grub/menu.lst we can determine if anything is actually amiss.
                Windows no longer obstructs my view.
                Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
                "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

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                  #9
                  Re: Dual boot Windows Vista/Kubuntu

                  sKz: "I don't know about that but what I know is that it was fine until I got in Kubuntu updated my system and then rebooted. That's when I saw there were two Kubuntu."

                  Yep. That's what happened to him. I am told (by a Linux developer/programmer) that Automatix messes up your updates.

                  Now, fact is, we don't know if this is your problem. You may not know if you have Automatix installed. Frankly, I'm not much help here -- I've never used Automatix; and if that is the problem, we concluded for wavemaker that the best thing to do is wipe the drive and start over. I'll let Snowhog see if there's anything apparent on your menu.lst. But this does sound suspicious (of Automatix!).
                  An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles Bukowski

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                    #10
                    Re: Dual boot Windows Vista/Kubuntu

                    Code:
                    title      Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.20-16-generic
                    root      (hd0,2)
                    kernel     /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-generic root=UUID=a2357a43-de81-4157-91f
                    f-4fe745f01a79 ro splash
                    initrd     /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-16-generic
                    quiet
                    savedefault
                    
                    title      Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.20-16-generic (recovery mode)
                    root      (hd0,2)
                    kernel     /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-16-generic root=UUID=a2357a43-de81-4157-91f
                    f-4fe745f01a79 ro single
                    initrd     /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-16-generic
                    
                    title      Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.20-15-generic
                    root      (hd0,2)
                    kernel     /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-15-generic root=UUID=a2357a43-de81-4157-91f
                    f-4fe745f01a79 ro splash
                    initrd     /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-15-generic
                    quiet
                    savedefault
                    
                    title      Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.20-15-generic (recovery mode)
                    root      (hd0,2)
                    kernel     /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-15-generic root=UUID=a2357a43-de81-4157-91f
                    f-4fe745f01a79 ro single
                    initrd     /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-15-generic

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                      #11
                      Re: Dual boot Windows Vista/Kubuntu

                      Looks normal to me.

                      One is
                      2.6.20-16-generic
                      and one is the previous version
                      2.6.20-15-generic
                      (and each one has its Recovery mode.)
                      An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles Bukowski

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                        #12
                        Re: Dual boot Windows Vista/Kubuntu

                        (I thought you were getting duplicates of each version -- sorry, my misunderstanding)
                        An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles Bukowski

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                          #13
                          Re: Dual boot Windows Vista/Kubuntu

                          Yeah but why do I have two versions when I only installed one?

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                            #14
                            Re: Dual boot Windows Vista/Kubuntu

                            You installed 2.6.20-15-generic. Then you got an update, a major one, giving you 2.6.20-16-generic. Both are kept there for you in case, say, 16 has some issues you don't like. You can always then boot into the one you know is OK.
                            If you don't want to look at it in the boot menu, edit menu.lst as root, placing a comment sign # in front of every line you prefer not to see. Like this:

                            # title Ubuntu, kernel 2.6.20-15-generic
                            # root (hd0,2)
                            # kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.20-15-generic root=UUID=a2357a43-de81-4157-91f
                            f-4fe745f01a79 ro splash
                            # initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.20-15-generic
                            # quiet
                            # savedefault

                            That way it's still there in case you wish to uncomment it and use it sometime. After awhile, some people remove these old entries -- they remove BOTH the menu.lst entry and the actual old kernel files. But for now, be careful about that! There's some references in the How-To's here (under Documentation) about that.
                            An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles Bukowski

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                              #15
                              Re: Dual boot Windows Vista/Kubuntu

                              Thanks!

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