error: You have to load the kernel first

[shirish]

Hi all,
    First of congratulations on having a help-grub mailing list.

Now on the issue, I'm running grub 1.96

I did the grub-install '(hd0)"  which happened without an error.

Now I get both grub legacy  0.97 as well as grub 1.96 menus and both
equally good-looking menus with one difference.

The grub 0.97 boots while if I try booting from 1.96 this is the output :-

Booting 'Debian GNU/Linux linux 2.6.24-7-generic'

error: You need to load the kernel first.

Press any key to continue.

pressing any key brings me back to the grub 1.96 menu.

I don't know whether this is a bug or not hence first asking it on the
help mailing list.

I also did a sudo update-grub (just in case something might have gone
wrong) but it didn't change things a bit.

These are the contents of the /boot/grub/menu.lst

address@hidden:~$ cat /boot/grub/menu.lst
# menu.lst - See: grub(8), info grub, update-grub(8)
#            grub-install(8), grub-floppy(8),
#            grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
#            and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.

## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
# WARNING: If you are using dmraid do not change this entry to 'saved' or your
# array will desync and will not let you boot your system.
default         0

## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout         1000

## hiddenmenu
# Hides the menu by default (press ESC to see the menu)
#hiddenmenu

# Pretty colours
color cyan/blue white/blue

## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line)  and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
#      password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret

#
# examples
#
# title         Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root          (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader   +1
#
# title         Linux
# root          (hd0,1)
# kernel        /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#

#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST

### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below

## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs

## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specific kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
##      kopt_2_6_8=root=/dev/hdc1 ro
##      kopt_2_6_8_2_686=root=/dev/hdc2 ro
# kopt=root=UUID=7eedd8c9-0471-4a63-af65-939402ec5b4e ro

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,0)

## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
##      alternative=false
# alternative=true

## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
##      lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false

## additional options to use with the default boot option, but not with the
## alternatives
## e.g. defoptions=vga=791 resume=/dev/hda5
# defoptions=quiet splash

## should update-grub lock old automagic boot options
## e.g. lockold=false
##      lockold=true
# lockold=false

## Xen hypervisor options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenhopt=

## Xen Linux kernel options to use with the default Xen boot option
# xenkopt=console=tty0

## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
##      altoptions=(single-user) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single

## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
##      howmany=7
# howmany=all

## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
##      memtest86=false
# memtest86=true

## should update-grub adjust the value of the default booted system
## can be true or false
#updatedefaultentry=true

## ## End Default Options ##

title           Chainload into GRUB 2
root            (hd0,0)
kernel          /boot/grub/core.img
savedefault

title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.24-7-generic
root            (hd0,0)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-7-generic
root=UUID=7eedd8c9-0471-4a63-af65-939402ec5b4e ro quiet splash
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-7-generic
savedefault

title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.24-7-generic (recovery mode)
root            (hd0,0)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-7-generic
root=UUID=7eedd8c9-0471-4a63-af65-939402ec5b4e ro single
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-7-generic
savedefault

title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.24-4-generic
root            (hd0,0)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-4-generic
root=UUID=7eedd8c9-0471-4a63-af65-939402ec5b4e ro quiet splash
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-4-generic
savedefault

title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.24-4-generic (recovery mode)
root            (hd0,0)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-4-generic
root=UUID=7eedd8c9-0471-4a63-af65-939402ec5b4e ro single
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-4-generic
savedefault

title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.24-2-generic
root            (hd0,0)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-2-generic
root=UUID=7eedd8c9-0471-4a63-af65-939402ec5b4e ro quiet splash
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-2-generic
savedefault

title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.24-2-generic (recovery mode)
root            (hd0,0)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-2-generic
root=UUID=7eedd8c9-0471-4a63-af65-939402ec5b4e ro single
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-2-generic
savedefault

title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel memtest86+
root            (hd0,0)
kernel          /boot/memtest86+.bin

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST

This is the content of /boot/grub/grub.cfg

address@hidden:~$ cat /boot/grub/grub.cfg
#
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE
#
# It is automatically generated by /usr/sbin/update-grub using templates
# from /etc/grub.d and settings from /etc/default/grub
#

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/00_header ###
set default=0
set timeout=100
set root=(hd1,1)
if font (hd1,1)/usr/share/grub/unicode.pff ; then
  set gfxmode=640x480
  insmod gfxterm
  insmod vbe
  terminal gfxterm
fi
### END /etc/grub.d/00_header ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###
set menu_color_normal=cyan/blue
set menu_color_highlight=white/blue
### END /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_hurd ###
### END /etc/grub.d/10_hurd ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.24-7-generic" {
        linux   (hd1,1)/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-7-generic root=/dev/sdb1 ro
        initrd  (hd1,1)/boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-7-generic
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.24-7-generic (single-user mode)" {
        linux   (hd1,1)/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-7-generic root=/dev/sdb1 ro single
        initrd  (hd1,1)/boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-7-generic
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.24-5-generic" {
        linux   (hd1,1)/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-5-generic root=/dev/sdb1 ro
        initrd  (hd1,1)/boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-5-generic
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.24-5-generic (single-user mode)" {
        linux   (hd1,1)/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-5-generic root=/dev/sdb1 ro single
        initrd  (hd1,1)/boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-5-generic
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.24-4-generic" {
        linux   (hd1,1)/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-4-generic root=/dev/sdb1 ro
        initrd  (hd1,1)/boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-4-generic
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.24-4-generic (single-user mode)" {
        linux   (hd1,1)/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-4-generic root=/dev/sdb1 ro single
        initrd  (hd1,1)/boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-4-generic
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.24-2-generic" {
        linux   (hd1,1)/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-2-generic root=/dev/sdb1 ro
        initrd  (hd1,1)/boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-2-generic
}
menuentry "Debian GNU/Linux, linux 2.6.24-2-generic (single-user mode)" {
        linux   (hd1,1)/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24-2-generic root=/dev/sdb1 ro single
        initrd  (hd1,1)/boot/initrd.img-2.6.24-2-generic
}
### END /etc/grub.d/10_linux ###

### BEGIN /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###
menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {
        linux   (hd1,1)/boot/memtest86+.bin
}
### END /etc/grub.d/20_memtest86+ ###

Now I've no ideas why I'm not able to boot. Any comments & suggestions
are welcome.
-- 
          Regards,
          Shirish Agarwal
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