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Grub v0.97 doesn't display new boot options after editing menu.lst file

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I recently installed Android x86 7.1-r3-i386 in a partition in the same hard drive my Debian 10 i386 system is. I edited /boot/grub/menu.lst to add a new option to run Android x86 in the boot menu. But after running update-grub and rebooting my computer the new entry doesn't show. Here is the content of /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-legacy-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 5 > > # 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=936b24d8-6e0b-4f5c-847f-0c1414bc48b1 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= > > ## 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=(single-user 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=false > > ## should update-grub add savedefault to the default options > ## can be true or false > # savedefault=false > > ## ## End Default Options ## > > title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 4.19.0-8-686-pae > root (hd0,0) > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-4.19.0-8-686-pae root=UUID=936b24d8-6e0b-4f5c-847f-0c1414bc48b1 ro > initrd /boot/initrd.img-4.19.0-8-686-pae > > title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 4.19.0-8-686-pae (single-user mode) > root (hd0,0) > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-4.19.0-8-686-pae root=UUID=936b24d8-6e0b-4f5c-847f-0c1414bc48b1 ro single > initrd /boot/initrd.img-4.19.0-8-686-pae > > ### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST > > title Android x86 > root (hd0,3) > kernel /android-7.1-r3/kernel root=UUID=033e8fc7-4cfe-9454-bc59-df7329ca862d > initrd /android-7.1-r3/initrd.img What am I missing?
Asked by Daniel (103 rep)
Apr 10, 2020, 05:00 PM
Last activity: Apr 10, 2020, 07:39 PM